A Brooklyn man on Tuesday was sentenced to prison for murdering one man and permanently paralyzing another at a crowded intersection near Prospect Park.
Jedis Saint Victor, 25, of Flatbush, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. He was convicted on Feb. 25 of second-degree murder, first-degree assault and two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon following a jury trial, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.
The defendant fired at least six rounds from a .45 caliber pistol into a crowded intersection on a summer afternoon, killing a man and permanently paralyzing an innocent bystander walking home from a drugstore with his wife, prosecutors said.
During the afternoon of Aug. 19, 2020, Saint Victor drove the streets of Flatbush searching for 18-year-old Macolm Ameade. After locating Ameade near the intersection of Ocean Avenue and Woodruff Avenue, the defendant parked his car and waited. When he spotted Ameade around 3:25pm, the defendant rolled down his window and took aim, Gonzalez said.
As Ameade walked past the car, Saint Victor fired a .45 caliber pistol directly at the victim until his magazine was empty. Ameade, who returned fire, was fatally shot in the chest and arms. A 33-year-old bystander who was walking nearby with his wife was caught in the crossfire, struck in the stomach and permanently paralyzed. Approximately 12 pedestrians, including several young children, were near the intersection when the defendant opened fire, according to prosecutors.
Following the shooting, Saint Victor fled to Indiana, where he was taken into custody in July 2021 and returned to Brooklyn for prosecution.
In a related case, the defendant’s father, Jean Saint Victor, pleaded guilty to first-degree hindering prosecution for falsely reporting that his car, a BMW X5, which was used by the defendant on the day of the shooting, was stolen. The father, who admitted in court that he filed the false report to aid his son, was sentenced to five years’ probation, Gonzalez said.
“This shooting was a calculated attack carried out in broad daylight on a crowded street, in front of children, one block from Prospect Park," Gonzalez said in a statement. "Malcolm Ameade lost his life, an innocent bystander was permanently paralyzed, and this defendant’s actions devastated two families. This sentence holds the defendant accountable and makes clear that those who choose to settle beefs with guns and terrorize Brooklyn communities will be arrested and brought to justice.”
