Murder Convictions For Shooting Plainview Man In 2020: Prosecutors

MINEOLA, NY — Two Suffolk County men were convicted on Tuesday on charges related to the shooting death of Plainview's Justin Gottlieb in 2020, prosecutors said.

Douglas Coudrey, 26, of Eastport; and Kenneth Regan, 25, from Centereach, were convicted of second-degree murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon.

"Justin Gottlieb was a young father and electrical engineer who was senselessly murdered by Douglas Coudrey and Kenneth Regan after an encounter on his drive home from work," Donnelly said.

According to court documents, on the evening of Jan. 14, 2020, Gottlieb, a 27-year-old electrical engineer at a lighting company in Jericho, was driving home from work. As Gottlieb drove in his red Ford Explorer, he was followed by a white Ford Fusion operated by Coudrey and Regan.

At approximately 5:30 p.m. Gottlieb pulled up in front of his parents’ home in Plainview, which was next door to his own home. Shortly thereafter, the Ford Fusion pulled up next to Gottlieb’s car and two shots were fired at the victim, striking him in the leg and chest area, Donnelly said.

"These defendants left a trail of destruction in their wake and are presently charged with another shooting in New Jersey merely four days after Justin’s murder," Donnelly said.

Coudrey and Regan are due back in court on March 22 for sentencing and face a potential maximum of 40 years to life in prison, Donnelly announced.