"Gucci Morris was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years to life in prison for the fatal shooting of 53-year-old Christopher Ross on Aug. 9, 2020 in Crown Heights. According to District Attorney Eric Gonzalez's office, Ross was enjoying a summer afternoon in Lincoln Terrace Park when he was struck by a bullet intended for someone else. “Christopher Ross was a father who went to a neighborhood park and never came home,” Gonzalez said in a statement. “The defendant fired multiple shots in a space filled with families and children, killing a man who had nothing to do with the dispute, but was just trying to enjoy a summer afternoon. No family should have to endure that loss.”"
"Prosecutors said Morris arrived at the park at approximately 5 p.m. that day with a group of friends while carrying a loaded handgun. Around the same time, Ross arrived at the park to play handball with friends. Authorities said a fight broke out between two groups near a playground and the handball courts when Morris pulled out the gun and fired several shots. One bullet traveled through a fence surrounding the court and struck Ross in the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene."
"The gunfire sent families and children running for cover in the crowded park, prosecutors said. Morris fled with others and later changed his appearance to avoid arrest. Investigators identified Morris through witness statements, surveillance video, cellphone evidence and people who knew him, prosecutors said. He was arrested in February 2022 and convicted of second-degree murder last October following a jury trial."
Gucci Morris was sentenced to 15 years to life for the fatal shooting of Christopher Ross in Crown Heights on Aug. 9, 2020. Ross, a 53-year-old father of two, was struck by a bullet intended for someone else while he was at Lincoln Terrace Park playing handball. Prosecutors said Morris arrived around 5 p.m. with friends carrying a loaded handgun, and a fight broke out near the playground and handball courts. Morris fired multiple shots, including a bullet that passed through a fence and hit Ross in the head. Families and children ran for cover, Morris fled, and he later changed his appearance to avoid arrest. Investigators identified him using witness statements, surveillance video, cellphone evidence, and people who knew him. He was arrested in February 2022 and convicted of second-degree murder in October.
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