BRONX MAN SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR SHOOTING WOMAN IN CITY ISLAND CONSTRUCTION SITE

 

Defendant was Convicted by Jury

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after shooting a woman who was working at a City Island construction site, after finding out she was in a relationship. 

Bronx District Attorney Clark said, “The defendant shot the victim, Lizbeth Mass, three times in the middle of her shift during a fit of jealous rage. Lizbeth was beloved in her community and wassenselessly killed. After a 15-day trial, the jury reached a guilty verdict, and the defendant will now spend decades behind bars for the death of a working mother.” 

District Attorney Clark said the defendant, Jose Reyes, 69, of 321 East 150th Street was sentenced today to 25 years to life in prison by Bronx Supreme Court Justice Margaret Clancy. Reyes was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for second-degree Murder and 15 years in Prison and five years of post-release supervision for second-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon, which will run concurrently. He was found guilty of the charges after a jury trial.

According to the investigation, on the afternoon of April 14, 2021, the defendant went to the construction site on 636 City Island Avenue where Mass, 52, worked. Reyes, who was acquainted with Mass, became enraged when he saw her boyfriend at the site and realized she was in a relationship. The defendant left the scene and returned on a bicycle. The boyfriend of the victim saw Reyes on his bike and was concerned he would do something to Mass. He followed Reyes in his car and saw the defendant shoot Mass. She was shot a total of three times, once each in the back, leg, and hip with a revolver which was taken from the defendant’s employer’s home. The boyfriend ran over the defendant with his vehicle and he, along with other individuals, restrained Reyes until police arrived. The victim was taken to Jacobi Medical Center where she was pronounced dead about an hour after the shooting.

District Attorney Clark thanked NYPD Detective Francis Orlando formerly of the Bronx Homicide Squad and NYPD Detective Kristopher Persaud of the 45th Precinct for their assistance in the investigation.