Isaiah Stokes: TV actor charged with murder in deadly shooting in Queens

JAMAICA, Queens – A television actor was charged with murder in the shooting death of a New York man in February.

On Friday, a grand jury indicted Isaiah Stokes, 41, with second degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the death of Tyrone Jones, 37, of Queens Village.

It was not immediately clear whether Stokes had a defense attorney who could comment on the charges. Stokes has appeared in “Law & Order”, “Power” and “Boardwalk Empire”, among other television series.

The shooting took place on the afternoon of February 7. Authorities said surveillance footage showed Stokes exiting a vehicle near the intersection of Linden Boulevard and 200th Street, then firing 11 bullets into a parked Jeep Grand Cherokee.

“Gun violence is all too prevalent in our neighborhoods,” Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said in a press release. “We will not allow this to become the norm.”

He is due in court on Monday and faces 25 years in life in prison if convicted.

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