Defendant Shot Victim in Apparent Random Attack
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Pennsylvania man has been indicted on Attempted Murder in the second degree and related charges for shooting a man in the head while he was working at an Allerton gas station.
District Attorney Clark said, “The defendant allegedly opened the door of the victim’s office and shot him in the head. Although the victim miraculously survived the attack, he will face unimaginable challenges for the rest of his life.”
District Attorney Clark said the defendant, Termaine Saulsbury, 42, of Philadelphia, PA, was arraigned January 29, 2026, on Attempted Murder in the second degree, first-degree Assault, two counts of second-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon, two counts of second-degree Assault, and Criminal Possession of a Firearm by Bronx Supreme Court Justice George Villegas. The defendant was remanded. He is due back in court on April 1, 2026.
According to the investigation, on November 22, 2022, at approximately 7:00 p.m., inside a gas station at 2290 Boston Road, the defendant went to the station’s office, opened the door, and immediately shot a 59-year-old man who was working there in the head one time, piercing his skull. The defendant fled. The victim underwent multiple surgeries and was put on ventilator and feeding tube for several months.
The defendant was discovered in Pennsylvania after he was arrested and later pleaded guilty to shooting a Philadelphia Parking Authority Officer. He was extradited to New York to face charges in the Bronx case.
District Attorney Clark thanked NYPD Lieutenant Christopher Crain, retired NYPD Detective Eric Reynolds and NYPD Officer Benjamin Bayan of the 49 Precinct for their work on the investigation.
An indictment is an accusatory instrument and not proof of a defendant’s guilt.
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