Mount Vernon 'Goonies' Sentenced For Murder of 13-Year-Old Girl

MOUNT VERNON, NY — The final Mount Vernon "Goonies" street gang member was sentenced for his participation in the 2016 murder of Shamoya McKenzie.

Sincere Savoy will spend the next 22 years in federal prison, US Attorney Damian Williams announced on Tuesday.

Savoy's accomplices, Jermaine Hughley, Marquis Collier and triggerman David "Mooka" Hardy all previously received similar sentences in connection with the fatal New Year's Eve shooting.

Hardy had intended to kill rival-gang member Prince Scott but shot McKenzie after firing multiple times with a 9 mm firearm.

The Goonies have been engaged in a long-standing and violent feud with several rival Mount Vernon street gangs, including, among others, the "Boss Playa Family," the "Get Money Gangstas," the "Gunnas" and the "Much Better Gang," according to federal investigators. On December 31, 2016, Savoy, Hardy, Collier and Hughley attempted to murder a rival gang member in broad daylight by firing multiple shots at him in the vicinity of Tecumseh Avenue and Third Street in Mount Vernon.

The rival gang member suffered gunshot wounds but survived. One of the bullets, however, missed the intended target and struck the head of 13-year-old McKenzie, who was in the front passenger seat of a passing car, which was being driven by her mother.

Shamoya McKenzie died as a result of her wound.

In July, Marquis Collier was sentenced to 27 years in prison for his participation in the McKenzie murder. In September, Hardy was sentenced to 31 years in prison for the 2016 murder of McKenzie and his participation in a 2012 shooting. Hughley was sentenced to 27 years in prison.

The case was prosecuted in federal court, in part because the Goonies street gang was deemed a racketeering enterprise.