NEW ROCHELLE, NY (January 3, 2024) — Tyriek Skyfield pleaded guilty today to one count of illegally possessing ammunition after a felony conviction. The charge of conviction arises from Skyfield’ss firing two shots at an individual, one of which hit Victim-1, on a residential street in the Bronx on July 22, 2023. Skyfield pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman and is scheduled to be sentenced on May 7, 2024.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “On a summer night in the Bronx last July, Tyriek Skyfield fired two shots from a handgun at an individual from close range. One shot struck the victim in the foot, injuring him. Today’s plea underscores an important priority of my Office: We will not tolerate gun violence in the Southern District of New York.”
According to court filings and statements made in court proceedings:
On or about July 22, 2023, at approximately 9:56 p.m., Tyriek Skyfield fired two shots with a handgun at Victim-1 near the intersection of Needham Avenue and East 223rd Street in the Bronx, New York. Surveillance video from a building overlooking the scene showed Skyfield brandishing a firearm at Victim-1 seconds before shooting at him.
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