Jun 12, 2008 7:36 pm US/Eastern
Army Shooter Found Guilty In Fenway Bar Murder
BOSTON (WBZ) ―
A former U.S. Army sharpshooter was found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a 33-year-old man in front of a Fenway-area bar in 2004.
Yat Fung Ng, of Chelsea, was found guilty of shooting Karriem Brown, of Roxbury, in the head outside a bar at 835 Beacon Street on May 23, 2004.
The bullet destroyed the left side of Brown's brain and, despite numerous operations to save his life, Brown died of his injuries at Brigham and Women's Hospital on June 22.
A judge is expected to hand the mandatory sentence of life in prison to Ng on June 18.
"It's deplorable that a man trained by the United States armed forces to take pride in discipline and courage would commit such a craven act," said Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley.
Prosecutors said the shooting happened around 2 a.m. as Brown and his friends were leaving the An Tua Nua bar. They then got in a verbal altercation with Ng and others.
Wearing a camouflage jacket and waving his hands, he allegedly called over to Brown, "You think you're bulletproof?" Conley said.
Ng then retrieved a handgun from his car and shot Brown between the eyes about 15 to 20 feet away.
Boston Police officers apprehended Ng shortly after the shooting and returned with him to the scene, where he was positively identified by seven different witnesses, Conley said.
The firearm used in the murder was never recovered.
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