Posted on: January 18, 2026 07:00 AM

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Charles Foehner NYC senior citizen who fatally shot would be mugger begins prison sentence for weapons possession

Former Kew Gardens resident Charles Foehner was locked up at the Eric M. Taylor Center in the Bronx for his felony gun charges stemming from the May 31, 2023, shooting, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Wednesday.

The then-65-year-old was returning to his Queens Avenue apartment around 2 a.m. after buying a pack of cigarettes when he was confronted by a menacing Cody Gonzalez.

Gonzalez, 32, demanded that Foehner hand over a cigarette and his phone.