BROOKLYN, NY – A man has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the murder of a construction worker in a shooting outside a job site in Coney Island. Malik Fryar, 34, shot and killed 53-year-old Dorothy Dixon and wounded another worker on February 4, 2019.
District Attorney Eric Gonzalez stated, “This was a senseless act of violence that took the life of a hardworking woman, devastating her family.” The incident occurred when Fryar approached a group of workers and engaged in an argument over job opportunities.
Fryar was found guilty of second-degree murder on September 3, following a jury trial. He was sentenced by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Phyllis Chu.
According to the investigation, Fryar arrived at the job site with his wife in the passenger seat. After a heated exchange, he returned to his vehicle, retrieved a firearm and shot multiple times at the group, hitting Dixon multiple times.
Dixon was pronounced dead at the hospital, and another worker sustained injuries while fleeing the scene. Fryar fled the site and later attempted to hide from police in an apartment in Manhattan, where he was arrested on July 17, 2019.
The car used by Fryar was recovered a month later, abandoned about five miles away in Brighton Beach. The District Attorney thanked members of the team involved in the investigation.
The case was prosecuted by Senior Assistant District Attorney Christopher Mirabella and Assistant District Attorney Khrystyna Sahin, supervised by Homicide Bureau Chief Leila Rosini.
Fryar’s actions have shocked the community as justice is served for a tragic loss.