Brooklyn woman who fatally shot her best friend sentenced
Cheyenne Wright
Cheyenne Wright  31   was arguing with a group of women in the courtyard of the Farragut Houses on June 15  2016  when  she  stalked off and returned with a gun.
 Wright âs friend  Luis Villot  saw her approach the crowd that contained of several innocent children â including his own â and confronted her.
Villot  29  was trying to calm  Wright  down when she fired the first shot into the air and two more into the crowd. One bullet fatally hit Villot in the head.
âYou should have listened to  him  when  he  said to walk away â said Zenaida Villot  the dead manâs mother  during a victim-impact statement she read in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Wednesday.
A jury convicted  Wright  of second-degree murder  reckless endangerment and weapons charges.
 Wright âs friend  Luis Villot  saw the woman approach a crowd that contained of several innocent children â including his own â and confronted her. (Family Handout)
Assistant District Attorney Andres Palacio called  Wright âs actions a âtextbook example of depraved indifference murderâ that were captured on video surveillance.
âIâm so sorry for what I did  Luis was like a brother  my best friend to me â a tearful  Wright  said. âIf I could switch places with  him  I would.â
Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun noted that  Wright  was not a âmonsterâ and did not intentionally kill Villot.
However  the judge explained  since  Wright  fired the gun three times and the third bullet hit Villot  that constitutes depraved indifference murder.
Palacio recommended a sentence of 22 years to life  but Chun ordered  Wright  serve a minimum of 15 years for the gun charge and 19 years to life for the murder.
 Wright  could be eligible for parole in 15 years.
[TGT] was arguing with a group of women in the courtyard of the Farragut Houses on June 15  2016  when  she  stalked off and returned with a gun.
 Wright âs friend  Luis Villot  saw her approach the crowd that contained of several innocent children â including his own â and confronted her.
Villot  29  was trying to calm   [TGT] down when  [TGT]  fired the first shot into the air and two more into the crowd. One bullet fatally hit Villot in the head.
âYou should have listened to  him  when  he  said to walk away â said Zenaida Villot  the dead manâs mother  during a victim-impact statement  [TGT]  read in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Wednesday.
A jury convicted  Wright  of second-degree murder  reckless endangerment and weapons charges.
  [TGT]  âs friend  Luis Villot  saw  [TGT]  approach a crowd that contained of several innocent children â including his own â and confronted  [TGT] . (Family Handout)
Assistant District Attorney Andres Palacio called   [TGT]  âs actions a âtextbook example of depraved indifference murderâ that were captured on video surveillance.
âIâm so sorry for what I did  Luis was like a brother  my best friend to me â a tearful   [TGT] said. âIf I could switch places with  him  I would.â
Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun noted that   [TGT] was not a âmonsterâ and did not intentionally kill Villot.
However  the judge explained  since   [TGT] fired the gun three times and the third bullet hit Villot  that constitutes depraved indifference murder.
Palacio recommended a sentence of 22 years to life  but Chun ordered   [TGT] serve a minimum of 15 years for the gun charge and 19 years to life for the murder.
  [TGT] could be eligible for parole in 15 years.