United States of America v. Kevin Edwards

Brooklyn, New York criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.



On February 8, 2020, shortly after 12 p.m., the Kevin Edwards, a/k/a Cuzzo, drove to Northern Blvd. and 101st Street in Queens, New York near a bodega where the victim Dontae Hambrick was standing with other men. As captured on a nearby surveillance camera, after double parking his vehicle, the defendant walked over to the group of men, shook hands with three of the men before pulling out a handgun, and fired at least six rounds of .40 caliber ammunition at Hambrick, hitting him in the torso and legs. Edwards got back into the SUV and fled. Hambrick was transported to Elmhurst Hospital Center where he was pronounced dead. NYPD officers canvassed the area and recovered video from a security camera near the crime scene and six .40 caliber shell casings.



At the time of the shooting, Edwards had three prior felony drug convictions.



This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. The Department of Justice reinvigorated PSN in 2017 as part of its renewed focus on targeting violent criminals, directing all U.S. Attorneys' Offices to work in partnership with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement and the local community to develop effective, locally based strategies to reduce violent crime.



Assistant United States Attorneys Adam Amir and Lauren Bowman are in charge of the prosecution with the assistance of Paralegal Specialist Bridget Donovan.

Defendant was found guilty.