A Woodside man who murdered a Sunnyside resident in October 2009—and later ordered the killing of two witnesses to that crime – pleaded guilty to all charges Friday. Gino Florencia, 32, who shot two men, one fatally in front of 45-55 48thStreet on Oct. 24, 2009, had been incarcerated in Rikers Island on murder and Read More »
Gino Florencia, who was charged with murdering a Sunnyside man outside a 48th Street apartment building last October, tried to kill two witnesses to that crime before his upcoming trial, according to police. Florencia killed Edison Vera, via a gunshot to the chest on Oct. 24, 2009, while wounding Miguel Llanos, who survived shots to the torso and Read More »
This week marks the first anniversary of the arrest of Gary McGurk, an Irish national from Woodside, who allegedly strangled and stabbed his one-time Sunnyside girlfriend to death on April 26, 2009. He faces a murder charge. Despite all of the attention at the time, McGurk’s case is still slowly moving through the Queens court system– as his case has yet to go Read More »
A Woodside resident faces multiple charges for shooting two men, one fatally, in Sunnyside last month. Gino Florencia, 31, who resided on 54th Street in Woodside, has been charged with murder, assault, and criminal-possession-of-a-weapon, police said. The shooting took place at 9:00 am Saturday, Oct. 24, in front of 45-55 48th Street. Edison Vera, 25, died of a gunshot to Read More »
Two men were shot, one fatally, on 48th street this morning, police said. The shooting happening outside of 45-55 48th Street at 9:00am and the perpetrator(s) ran off on foot, Lt. Concepcion told the Sunnyside Post. Shortly after the killing, police sent in a helicopter to search for the killer(s) but to no avail. By mid-day police had Read More »
