Bronx Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Broad Daylight Shooting at Moving Car

In an announcement made by Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark, Alieu Jarjou, a 29-year-old man from East 229th Street, has been hit with a 12-year prison sentence following his conviction for shooting at a moving car on a tranquil Bronx street in broad daylight. The direct aim and discharge of a firearm in a populated area resulted in attempted assault and gun possession charges, as Jarjou aggressively fired towards the fleeing vehicle, only by sheer chance did no one suffer injury or death during the harrowing incident, according to the Bronx District Attorney's Office.

The specific details of the case revealed that on January 2, 2022, Jarjou pursued a blue car in front of 1065 East 232nd Street and fired five shots at the car as it drove off narrowly missing the passengers, with one bullet piercing the vehicle's trunk, shooting at a car in such a residential setting is a brazen act of recklessness and an obvious danger to public safety. On January 19, 2022, he was spotted driving a vehicle near the 47th Precinct stationhouse; upon his arrest, another loaded handgun separate from the first incident was found in his possession, the DA’s office additionally expressed gratitude towards the law enforcement and trial preparation teams responsible for bringing about the case's resolution.

The jury's decision returned convictions on November 21, 2024, for Attempted Assault in the first degree and two counts of second-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon—charges that culminated in Justice Timothy Lewis of the Bronx Supreme Court issuing a sentence of 8 ½ years for the attempted assault and concurrent 3 ½ years for each weapon possession charge, the Bronx DA’s Office stated. Additionally, Jarjou is mandated to undergo five years of post-release supervision following his incarceration.

Senior Trial Assistant Paul Irace and Assistant District Attorney Kevin Risch spearheaded the prosecution, with Michael Schordine and Susanna Imbo, alongside Deputy Chief James Brennan and Chief Theresa Gottlieb of the Trial Division, supervising the legal proceedings that led to Jarjou's conviction, the rigorous work of Trial Preparation Assistants Jason Singer and Marko Amado, Video Unit Technician Tere Gilliard, and Video Unit Director Joao D’Alessandro as well as NYPD Detective Robert Konner all contributed to the robust case against Jarjou.