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Teen Gets 10 Years for Killing 11-Year-Old in Stray Bullet Shooting

Kyhara Tay was killed by a stray bullet. Her killer was sentenced yesterday.  By Dan Gesslein  Bronx Voice  April 24, 2025  BRONX - A teen gunman was sentenced to 10 years to life in prison for the stray bullet shooting of an 11-year-old girl - a murder that shocked a city.  Triggerman Matthew Godwin, 18, was sentenced to 10 years to life in prison as part of a plea agreement. Godwin admitted to opening fire on a busy Bronx street in May 2022. One of the bullets struck and killed 11-year-old Kyhara Tay who was waiting for her friends outside a Bronx nail salon. “Kyhara never had the chance to grow up. She was an innocent 11-year-old girl who was killed when the defendant, 15 years old at the time, started shooting at a 13-year-old boy,” said Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark. “(Kyhara’s) death is a profound tragedy, especially considering the ages of everyone involved. Toda...

Face of Teen Slashing Suspect Caught on Camera

New Photos of Man Wanted for Slashing Teen in the Face 

The NYPD released new photos of a man wanted in connection with a slashing of a teenage girl in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD
The NYPD released new photos of a man wanted in connection with a slashing of a teenage girl in the Bronx. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Bronx Voice 

January 19, 2024 


BRONX - The NYPD released new photos of a suspect wanted for slashing a teen across the face during an unprovoked attack. The new photos clearly show the suspect’s face which was hidden during the attack, cops said. 


The NYPD released the new surveillance photos of the suspect that clearly show the man’s face. The suspect is described as a male with a dark complexion, heavy build and a beard. He was last seen wearing a black knit cap, and a grey backpack. He wore a black hoodie with a  logo of a marijuana leaf in grey on the chest. He also wore black sweatpants and black and white sneakers. 


74-Year-Old Stabbed to Death

The NYPD is investigating the stabbing death of a 74-year-old man inside an apartment building in Sugar Hill. -File Photo

Sugar Hill Stabbing - Suspect in Custody 


MANHATTAN - Police are investigating why a 74-year-old man was stabbed to death inside a Sugar Hill building. One person was taken into custody, the NYPD said.

 

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At around 4 pm on January 12, a 16-year-old girl was in front of 3777 White Plains Road in Olinville. Cops said a man dressed in a black hoodie and his face covered in a black balaclava, walked up to the girl. Without warning or saying a word, the man pulled out a knife and slashed the girl across the face. 


The attacker then walked off southbound on White Plains Road.  


The girl suffered serious injury and was rushed to Jacobi Medical Center. She is listed in stable condition. 


Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 


All calls are strictly confidential.

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