Ex-Con Shot Dead in Staten Island Shootout; Son Is Charged for Two Gangland Murders

An ex-con was killed during a Staten Island Shootout as his son is suspected of two gangland murders as well.

Ex-Con Killed in Staten Island Shootout

The former convict, 53, was slain after a shootout on State and his firearm taken from him. His son is the borough gangbanger Tragedy, who was nabbed by the police for two alleged killings, reported NY Daily News.

According to the NYPD, they are investigating if John Pena Sr. was killed due to John Jr.'s cases filed against him.While the elder Pena was standing close to the Stapleton Houses, Broad St., two unknown men came up and argued with him at 5:50 p.m. last Monday.

Later one of his attackers took a gun out and fired on him, witnesses said. Pena Sr. got his gun, fired back, and got hit in the torso, but his two assailants took his weapon. He was taken to the Richmond University Medical Center but died, with no one apprehended, noted Yahoo News.

Pena Jr. Charged for Two Gangland Murders

An ex-con with a son, 31, is supposed to be the boss of a local gang called Bloods-affiliated "Gorilla Stone Mafia" gang who is now incarcerated for two gangland murders. One more case is the June 2021 shooting that ended the life of a Staten Island man sleeping with his girlfriend, citing Daily Mail.

According to the Staten Island Advance, officials informed that the younger Pena entered the house of Francisco Gonzalez after he was released from jail. The victim got shot in the head point blank three times, and the suspect was caught later.

Three months later, the second deadly shooting happened when the younger Pena killed another gang member visiting a street memorial. Federal prosecutors showed video evidence of the suspect guilty, though it was a felony because of having ammunition.

John Pena Sr. died on the block where his son killed his victim, Mark Bajandras, 23, on March 2021. The younger Pena was sent to jail for beating up a man in Stapleton.

When asked, the deceased's wife,Venus Colly More-Bey-Pena Lighty, told an outlet there was no link between the father's death and their son.

Lighty remarked that she did not know the situation and added that Pena Sr. was a random event victim. She added that the father maintained contact with his son, paying for the lawyers, being present at his hearing, and calling. He was a dedicated father to all his five kids, she added. Lighty says the deceased was a good person and won't hurt anyone as he liked kids.

One neighbor said that Pena Sr. was in the ex-wife' house last Monday, giving a message from his son.

Abdul, a clerk at the Green Apple Deli, said the deceased went there regularly as one of their loyal customers. He said the Pena Sr. was a nice man and kept to himself, not bothering anyone. It was a case of bad timing that led to something terrible.

Pena Sr. was convicted of illegal possession, drugs, and assault. In 1993, he got jailed for stealing and git paroled in 1995, says court records.

John Pena Sr. was killed in a Staten Island shootout that some think is connected to two gangland murders committed by his son.