Brooklyn man sentenced to life for execution-style triple murder in East New York
Brooklyn, NY – A 52-year-old man from East New York will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for carrying out two separate, execution-style shootings that left three people dead in broad daylight.
Charles Hernandez was convicted in May of first-degree murder and multiple related charges in connection with a pair of targeted killings that took place just one week apart in June 2020. Prosecutors say Hernandez wore disguises and used high-capacity firearms to ambush his victims, executing them on the street in East New York before fleeing the scenes…