Jury Finds Peekskill Man Guilty In Fatal 2020 Shooting

PEEKSKILL, NY — A jury has found a Peekskill man guilty in the 2020 shooting death of a Mohegan Lake man.

After a three-week trial, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah said, a jury Friday found Michael Jenkins of Peekskill guilty of fatally shooting Emmanuel Jordan, 27, of Mohegan Lake.

The jury found Jenkins guilty of second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter, two counts of first-degree robbery and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, all felonies.

Rocah said Jenkins faces a sentence ranging from a minimum of 15 years to life to a maximum of 25 years to life in state prison. He is scheduled for sentencing Oct. 21.

According to prosecutors, around 6 p.m. May 8, 2020, Jenkins met with Jordan on Paulding Street in Peekskill to buy drugs.

During the exchange, Jenkins fatally shot Jordan multiple times, robbed him and fled the scene.

Around 3 a.m. the next morning, Peekskill police found Jordan unresponsive inside his car.

Police, with assistance from the DA's office's High Technology Unit, investigated the shooting and arrested Jenkins later that day.

Rocah said prosecuting these crimes is one of her office's top priorities because gun violence destroys lives, as it did for Jordan and his family.

"I hope the jury's verdict provides some comfort for the victim's family and reaffirms the serious consequence for those who commit these senseless violent crimes," she said.

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