New York’s highest court let a verdict by 11 jurors stand in a criminal case that involved an escort, machetes and a mysterious visitor. The ruling broke 342 years of precedent.
It was the second murder in Midtown in roughly 24 hours. The attack came about a week after Kris Boyd, a player for the New York Jets, was shot in the area.
The man, whose identity is still unknown, pleaded guilty to deed fraud in Queens. “I just want to get it over with,” he told the judge as one of his victims wept.
He called himself by many names as he cycled in and out of prison. He is to be sentenced in Queens for deed fraud, but investigators still do not know his true identity.
President Trump, citing crime, has sent troops to patrol Washington and said other Democratic-leaning cities could be next. He has not suggested intervening in states run by Republicans.
Shane Tamura was barely known in the city where he lived, working at night and navigating mental health crises. He drove 2,500 miles east to commit New York’s deadliest shooting in a quarter-century.