A criminal case in the Bronx has concluded with 22-year-old Jayran Liranzo being sentenced to prison for an extended period. In an announcement made by the Office of the Bronx District Attorney, Liranzo was sentenced on Wednesday to a term of 20 years to life in prison for the murder of a 21-year-old college student in what authorities described as a random attack.
According to the District Attorney, with the defendant found guilty of second-degree murder. “This defendant senselessly killed a promising young man, who was working hard and trying to better himself by attending community college. This defendant has been held accountable for this horrific crime," Clark said in the press release. The incident occurred on October 24, 2021, when Liranzo, along with two accomplices, fatally shot Saikou Koma.
Justice Audrey Stone of the Bronx Supreme Court delivered the concurrent sentences, which also include 15 years for Attempted Murder in the second-degree with five years post-release supervision, and three and a half years for second-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon, sharing five years post-release supervision. Liranzo's co-defendant, Samson Walston, 26, who is also found guilty, awaits his sentence. In March of the previous year, Steven Mendez had already been sentenced to 19 years in prison for first-degree Manslaughter, in relation to the same case.
The prosecution was conducted by Deputy Chief Burim Namani and Assistant District Attorney Nicole Strout. District Attorney Clark acknowledged the contributions of NYPD Detectives Sasha Brugal of the Bronx Homicide Squad and Richard Garcia of the 46th Precinct Squad, as well as the supervision provided by James Brennan, Deputy Chief of the Trial Division, and Theresa Gottlieb, Chief of the Trial Division. According to the investigation, Koma and his friend, who survived the incident, had no prior connection to Liranzo or his associates, indicating that the attack was unprovoked and without apparent motive.
