Defendant Shot Victim Thinking He Was a Rival Gang Member
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been
sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for fatally shooting a man he thought was a rival gang
member.
District Attorney Clark said, “The defendant senselessly took the life of a man who
happened to be in his mini-van in front of a corner deli. The defendant shot the victim six times
because he thought he was in a rival gang. We hope today’s sentence brings some closure to
the victim’s family in this brutal killing.”
District Attorney Clark said the defendant, Fredrick Jones, 29, of 1106 Adee Avenue, a
Bloods gang member, was sentenced today by Bronx Supreme Court Justice David Lewis to
25 years to life in prison for second-degree Murder and 15 years in prison for second-degree
Criminal Possession of a Weapon, to run concurrently. The defendant was found guilty of the
charges by a jury on October 12, 2018.
According to the investigation, in the early morning of May 4, 2016, in front of 706 Faile
Street, the defendant shot Jose Ingles, 37, of Manhattan, causing his death. The victim was sitting
in his car double-parked in front of a deli when the defendant approached the vehicle and shot
him six times, striking him in the face, chest and abdomen. Jones shot the victim thinking he was
a rival gang member, but he was actually a father of three who was looking for alternate side of
the street parking at the time. The incident was caught on video surveillance.
District Attorney Clark thanked NYPD Detective Francis Orlando from Bronx
Homicide and NYPD Detective Frank Diaz of the 41st Precinct for their assistance in the
investigation.
