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QUEENS WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO KILLING MAN FOUND DEAD IN HER BED; VICTIM WAS FOUND WITH GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE HEAD IN 2021 – OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY QUEENS COUNTY
September 18, 2024

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Haiyan Deng pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first degree and other charges for shooting and killing a man in her apartment in Flushing on September 18, 2021. The 26-year-old victim was found dead in the defendant’s bed and bleeding from a single gunshot wound to the head by first responders conducting a wellness check.

District Attorney Katz said: “Following a strong case built by my office, the defendant has admitted guilt for shooting and killing a young man inside her own home. A life was needlessly lost, and the defendant now faces a lengthy prison sentence for her criminal actions. We hope that the plea will provide even a small measure of closure to the victim’s loved ones.”

Deng, 34, of 39th Avenue in Flushing, pleaded guilty today to manslaughter in the first degree and burglary in the second degree. Queens Supreme Court Justice Ushir Pandit-Durant indicated that she would sentence the defendant to 22 years on the manslaughter charge and five years on the burglary charge, to run consecutive for a total of 27 years in prison. The sentencing date was set for October 16.

According to the charges:
On September 11, 2021, at approximately 7:40 p.m., Deng unlawfully entered a home owned by the victim’s family in Bayside and attacked the victim’s wife. Deng was subsequently issued a summons by law enforcement and later charged with burglary in the first degree for the incident.
On September 19, 2021, at approximately 9:00 p.m., first responders conducted a wellness check at Deng’s residence in Flushing after the victim’s wife reported that he did not come home.
Upon arriving at the location, first responders found the victim alone and unresponsive in Deng’s bed. He was bleeding from an apparent single gunshot to the head.
No shell casings were found but a fired bullet was recovered from the pillow on the bed.
Video surveillance from that day showed the victim arriving to the location in his vehicle along with the Deng on September 18. They were both observed walking into the building at approximately 5:40 a.m.
Approximately two hours later, Deng was seen leaving the building alone with multiple bags in hand, getting into the victim’s vehicle and fleeing the scene.
Deng was apprehended in New Mexico on September 22, 2021, after the car she was driving broke down on the side of the road. New Mexico State Troopers recovered personal property belonging to the victim and a loaded revolver from the car. The revolver was a ballistic match to the bullet recovered from the defendant’s bedroom.
Deng was then extradited to New York to face charges.

The original investigation was conducted by Detective Brian Hilt, of the Queens North Homicide Squad, and Detective Carl Caputo of the 109th Precinct Detective Squad, both of the New York City Police Department.

Assistant District Attorney Jonathan Selkowe, Unit Chief of the District Attorney’s Vehicular Homicide Unit, under the Homicide Bureau, is prosecuting the case with assistance from Assistant District Attorney Tara Hayes of the District Attorney’s Felony Trials Bureau and Intelligence Analyst Hong Man Lam of the District Attorney’s Crime Strategies and Intelligence Bureau, under the supervision of Assistant District Attorneys John Kosinski, Bureau Chief, Karen Ross, Deputy Bureau Chief and under the overall supervision of Executive Assistant District Attorney for Major Crimes Shawn Clark.

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Flushing woman pleads guilty to killing man found dead in her bed in 2021: DA
Posted on September 19, 2024

A Flushing woman admitted she killed a man who was found dead in her bed exactly three years ago.

Haiyan Deng, 34, of 39th Avenue, pleaded guilty in Queens Supreme Court on Wednesday to manslaughter in the first degree and other related charges for the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Justin Li on Sept. 18, 2021.

According to the charges, on the evening of Sept. 11, 2021, Deng unlawfully entered the home owned by the victim’s family in Bayside and attacked Li’s wife. Deng was subsequently issued a summons by law enforcement and later charged with burglary for the incident.

On the night of Sept. 19, 2021, first responders conducted a wellness check at Deng’s 39th Avenue apartment in Flushing after Li’s wife reported that he did not come home that evening. Upon arriving at Deng’s residence, the first responders found Li alone and unresponsive in Deng’s bed. He was bleeding from an apparent single gunshot wound to the head. No shell casings were found, but a fired bullet was recovered from the pillow on the bed. Video surveillance from that day showed the victim arriving at the location with Deng in his vehicle on Sept. 18. They were both observed walking into her building at approximately 5:40 a.m.

Nearly two hours later, Deng was seen leaving her building alone with multiple bags in hand, getting into the victim’s vehicle and speeding away. Deng was apprehended in New Mexico on Sept. 22, 2021, after the car she was driving broke down on the side of the road. New Mexico State Troopers recovered personal property belonging to the victim and a loaded revolver from the car. The revolver was a ballistic match to the bullet recovered from the defendant’s bedroom. Deng was then extradited back to Queens to face charges.

“Following a strong case built by my office, the defendant has admitted guilt for shooting and killing a young man inside her own home,” Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said. “A life was needlessly lost, and the defendant now faces a lengthy prison sentence for her criminal actions.”

In addition to the manslaughter charge, Deng pleaded guilty to a burglary charge. Queens Supreme Court Justice Ushir Pandit-Durant indicated that she would sentence Deng to 22 years in prison on the manslaughter charge and five years on the burglary charge, to run consecutively for a total of 27 years in prison.

“We hope that the plea will provide even a small measure of closure to the victim’s loved ones,” Katz said.

The sentencing date was set for Oct. 16.

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槍殺情夫後逃亡 華女鄧海燕認罪 將面臨27年監禁
2024-09-19

皇后區地區檢察官凱茲(Melinda Katz)19日宣布，34歲的鄧海燕(Haiyan Deng)已承認多項對她的刑事指控，包括一級過失殺人罪及二級入室盜竊罪；鄧海燕於2021年在法拉盛的公寓內槍殺26歲情夫李賈斯汀(Justin Jiaxin Li)，如今認罪，將面臨最高27年的刑期。

根據控罪書，居住在法拉盛39大道的鄧海燕，被控一級過失殺人罪及二級入室盜竊罪。皇后區最高法院法官潘迪特-杜蘭特(Ushir Pandit-Durant)指出，鄧海燕將因過失殺人罪被判22年有期徒刑，入室盜竊罪5年，兩項刑期將連續執行，共計27年監禁，判刑日期定於10月16日(周三)。

根據文件顯示，2021年9月11日晚上7時40分左右，鄧海燕非法闖入李賈斯汀位於貝賽(Bayside)的住所並攻擊李賈斯汀的妻子。當時她被警方傳喚，後因該事件被控一級入室盜竊罪。

9月19日晚間9時左右，李賈斯汀的妻子向警方通報丈夫失蹤後，警方隨即前往鄧海燕位於法拉盛的住所進行調查，並發現李賈斯汀獨自一人躺在鄧的床上，頭部中彈身亡。現場並未發現彈殼，但在床上的枕頭中找到了已發射的子彈。

根據當天的監視器影像顯示，李賈斯汀與鄧海燕在9月18日清晨5時40分一同進入建築物，但兩小時後，鄧海燕被拍到單獨離開，手持多個袋子，駕駛李賈斯汀的車輛，開啟了她的逃亡之路。

據了解，鄧海燕取走李賈斯汀的一張銀行借記卡、一張信用卡，並一路向西逃往新墨西哥州。

9月22日，鄧海燕駕駛的車輛在第40號州際公路爆胎，並被當地警員發現車內有一把上膛的左輪手槍，經彈道檢驗與案發現場的子彈相符；同年12月31日，鄧海燕被從新墨西哥州引渡回到紐約受審。

凱茲表示，在我們辦公室所掌握的強力證據下，被告承認在她自己的家中槍殺一名年輕男子。她說，「這條生命無端被奪走，而被告現在面臨漫長的監禁，我們希望這項認罪能為受害人的親屬帶來些許安慰。」