Northeast Juries Convict Suspects in Fatal Shootings

In Buffalo, 49-year-old Alfonzo D. Quinney was found guilty of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon for the Sept. 6, 2024, killing of 28-year-old Elijah Mingo; Quinney remains held without bail and faces up to 25 years to life at a Nov. 17 sentencing. In Stamford/Bridgeport, jurors convicted Ian Evans of first-degree manslaughter with a firearm, first-degree assault, and criminal use of a firearm in the Sept. 20, 2020 party shooting that killed Shernetta Dunmore; Evans was acquitted of murder and faces sentencing on Nov. 7 after prosecutors relied on video surveillance and witness testimony. In Watertown, Jonathan Melendez was found guilty of second-degree murder, first-degree assault, weapons possession and tampering for the August 2023 hammer killing of 88-year-old Rena Eves; he faces up to 25 years to life to run consecutive to an existing 29-year sentence and is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 8. In New Haven, 28-year-old Frankie DeJesus was convicted of murder in the July 20, 2022 shooting death of 18-year-old William Beltran after prosecutors presented scientific, cellphone and witness evidence; DeJesus remains in custody and is to be sentenced Dec. 16.