Defendant Pleaded Guilty to First-Degree Murder
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been
sentenced to 20 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree Murder for fatally
shooting a deli worker with a police officer’s gun.
District Attorney Clark said, “The defendant, Effrain Guzman, killed an innocent deli
worker who ran over to help fellow bodega workers while they were being assaulted by
Guzman. The defendant grabbed the gun of a police officer who responded to the incident and
fired approximately 15 rounds, and one shot struck the victim, a hard-working father who
showed bravery during the last moments of his life.”
District Attorney Clark said the defendant, Effrain Guzman, 33, of 20 Richman Plaza, was
sentenced today to 20 years to life in prison by Bronx Supreme Court Justice James McCarty.
The defendant pleaded guilty to first-degree Murder on January 2, 2019 before Bronx
Supreme Court Justice Barry E. Warhit.
According to the investigation, on the night of August 9, 2016, Guzman entered N&A
Foods and begged for money. Wally Camara, 49, a worker there, threw him out. The defendant
then walked across the street to A&M Deli, at East 198th Street and Valentine Avenue, where he
demanded money and attempted to get behind the counter. Guzman assaulted the workers there
and Camara ran over to the bodega to help them. NYPD Police Officers Jorge Monge and Sean
Kern responded to the call and attempted to break up the fight. Guzman took the gun out of
Monge’s holster and began firing, striking Camara in the leg. Kern returned fire and struck
Guzman. As the defendant lay on the floor, he continued firing at the cops and store workers until
the gun ran out of rounds.
The victim died from a gunshot wound to his right thigh that severed the femoral artery
District Attorney Clark thanked the NYPD Field Investigation Division, specifically
Detective Michael Carreras and Lieutenant John Natoli.
