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January 25, 2007

Yonkers Man Pleads Guilty in Memorial Day Shooting

Wcda__difiorejanet WHITE PLAINS, NY -- January 25, 2007 -- Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore yesterday announced that Wayne Mosley (DOB 1/13/90) of 363 Walnut Street, Yonkers, New York pled guilty  to one count of Manslaughter in the First Degree, a class “B” Felony, relating to the death of Angel Vasquez.

On Memorial Day, May 29th, 2006, at approximately 6:15 p.m., in the vicinity of Walnut Street and Oliver Avenue, in Yonkers, the defendant and victim got into an argument that led to a physical altercation.  The defendant, who was the apparent loser, left the scene and returned a short time later with a gun.

Wcda_waynemosley_1 Mosley fired one shot into the chest of Angel Vasquez, who later died at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Yonkers.  A .38 caliber bullet was recovered from his body.

District Attorney Janet DiFiore commented after the plea, “In this case in which an argument escalated into a shooting, the prevalence of guns on our streets and the reckless misjudgment that this defendant displayed, not only took a life but also put a neighborhood in danger.  Incidents like this one demonstrate why the penalties for possessing an illegal loaded handgun have been elevated and why gun violence remains a major focus of the District Attorney’s office.”

Mosley was remanded to the Westchester County jail.

His will be sentenced March 27th, 2007.

Mosley faces a maximum of 25 years in state prison.

Assistant District Attorney Tim Ward, Chief of the Career Criminal Bureau is prosecuting the case.

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JANET THE NEW YEAR IS HERE AND WE ARE ALL AWAITING THE ARREST OF DALMA VASQUEZ FOR ASSAULT ON HEZI!!!IT IS NOW BEEN 6 MONTHS AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENED ,BUT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB SO WE HAVE FAITH IN YOU!!

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