Posted on: December 07, 2024 02:56 PM

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Queens Village man sentenced to 24 years in prison for shooting friend over unpaid debt

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Hassan Dees was sentenced to 24 years in prison for the shooting death of his friend, 31-year-old Peter Johnson, after the two men argued over an unpaid debt on the day after Christmas in 2021.

District Attorney Katz said: ““An argument over money turned deadly when the defendant chose to settle it with a gun, taking the life of a young man. We will not relent in our efforts to get these illegal weapons off our streets.”

Dees, 35, of 212th Street in Queens Village, pleaded guilty in November to manslaughter in the first degree before Supreme Court Justice Ushir Pandit-Durant who today sentenced the defendant to 24 years in prison to be followed by five years of post-release supervision.

The victim was discovered unresponsive in the defendant’s driveway more than two hours later with gunshot wounds to the head and arm. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

From DA