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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...

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