Defendant Critically Wounded Victim in Apparent Random Attack
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Philadelphia, PA man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for shooting a man in the head while he was working at an Allerton gas station, leaving him with life-altering injuries.
District Attorney Clark said, “The defendant opened the door of the victim’s office and shot him in the head. Although the victim miraculously survived the attack, he still faces challenges a decade later. The defendant now has been held accountable for this brutal, senseless crime.”
District Attorney Clark said the defendant, Termaine Saulsbury, 42, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced on June 30, 2026, to 17 years in prison and five years post release supervision by Bronx Supreme Court Justice Samuel David. The defendant pleaded guilty on April 24, 2026, to Attempted Murder in the Second Degree.
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 to Pennsylvania the following day, where he shot a Philadelphia Parking Authority Officer and was held there until being extradited to New York in January of 2026.
The victim underwent multiple surgeries and was put on ventilator and feeding tube for several months. He still suffers effects from the shooting.
The defendant pleaded guilty to attempted murder and firearms possession charges in Pennsylvania and was sentenced to 17 ½-35 years incarceration. The New York sentence will run concurrently.
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.
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