One of the most senseless and shocking waterfront murders of recent years reached its judicial climax without a trial.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg recently announced the guilty plea of Luis Gil, 21, for fatally stabbing 33-year-old Hugo Morales in an unprovoked attack on Pier 84, in July 2023.
Gil pleaded guilty in New York State Supreme Court to one count of Murder in the Second Degree. Under the terms of his plea, he is expected to be sentenced on January 14, 2026, to a promised sentence of 18 years-to-life in state prison…