According to the New York City Police Department, Shea Roberts, 24, of Jamaica, has been charged with attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon. Roberts lived on the same street as the victims.
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New York State correction officer, 58-year-old Henry Wright, was shot five times in the torso on Nov. 27. He was in critical but stable condition. His 52-year-old wife, Sharon Floyd-Wright, was shot once, grazed in the shoulder. Police said she was able to fight back, hitting one of the suspects in the head with a hammer.
Full surveillance video of car:
Police looking for car in Queens home invasion
Just before 7 p.m., there was a knock at a door of the Mathias Avenue home in Jamaica. Floyd-Wright thought the knock was her neighbor, and answered the door. A struggle ensued, and a man jumped in. Then, a second suspect appeared, firing several shots.
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Police were looking for two men in their 20s or 30s, and are still searching for one remaining suspect. According to the NYPD, investigators were looking for a light colored 2011-2015 Hyundai Elantra suspected of being the getaway car.
At the time, the New York State Correctional Officers Police Benevolent Associations announced a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspects.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).