Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that DUJOHN WILLETTE was sentenced to 47 months in prison in connection with a shootout he engaged in on September 27, 2021, that resulted in a 14-year-old being shot in the ankle. WILLETTE previously pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman, who also imposed today’s sentence, to one count of possessing ammunition after conviction for a felony.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “In September 2021, Dujohn Willette engaged in a shootout in broad daylight in the middle of a crowded street in the Bronx. Residents of the Bronx were endangered that day, and a 14-year-old was injured. Willette is a repeat offender, having been prosecuted by our Office twice before for illegally possessing firearms. As today’s sentence demonstrates, our Office is committed to keeping New York City safe by vigorously prosecuting perpetrators of gun violence.”
According to the Indictment and other filings and statements made in court:
At approximately 2:32 p.m. on September 27, 2021, WILLETTE was riding his moped on the sidewalk of East 228th Street in the Bronx. As WILLETTE approached the corner of East 228th Street and White Plains Road, he rode past a group of men, jumped off his moped, and, while running backwards, fired a gun. In total, WILLETTE and another shooter shot at each other seven times. Below are two photographs showing WILLETTE firing his weapon:
In the crossfire, a 14-year-old boy was shot in the ankle.
Before this conviction, WILLETTE had three prior felony convictions for illegally possessing firearms and had twice before been prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for possessing a firearm after a felony conviction.
In addition to his prison term, WILLETTE, 35, of the Bronx, New York, was sentenced to three years of supervised release.
Mr. Williams praised the outstanding investigative work of the Special Agents of the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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