QUEENS, NY – Atekel Donaldson, a 26-year-old resident of Far Rockaway, has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Youssef Soliman in February 2018. According to the charges, Donaldson approached Soliman as he was getting off a city bus and shot him twice, causing his death. Donaldson pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in December.
Donaldson, of Bay 32nd Street, Far Rockaway, pleaded guilty in December and Justice Kenneth Holder sentenced him to a determinate term of 17 years in prison followed by five years post-release supervision.
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz stated, “A teenager’s life was senselessly cut short by gun violence, which continues to steal family, friends, and loved ones from our communities. We cannot relent until we end the plague of illegal guns on our streets.” The case was prosecuted by the District Attorney’s Homicide Bureau.