Keano Sahusilawani, also known as “Chino,” “Bhino,” and “Bhino Shots,” was sentenced to 10 years in prison for illegally possessing ammunition related to a shooting incident that occurred on June 12, 2024, in the Bronx. The sentencing was announced by United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton. Sahusilawani had previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman.
According to prosecutors, on the evening of June 12, three individuals exited an SUV parked along Morris Avenue near 151st Street in the Bronx. The group included Sahusilawani, who was unmasked and wearing a gray sweater; another individual dressed in all black and masked (“Shooter-2”); and a third person wearing a black hoodie and light-colored pants (“CC-1”). They walked toward 151st Street before turning north onto Courtlandt Avenue.
As they approached, an individual riding a bicycle—described as the intended target—was coming from the opposite direction on Courtlandt Avenue. Prosecutors stated that Sahusilawani drew a gun and fired multiple shots at this person. Shooter-2 also fired one or more shots. The intended target escaped without injury after stumbling off his bike and running away; however, an innocent bystander was grazed by a bullet on the back of his right leg.
Sahusilawani was prohibited from possessing ammunition due to prior felony convictions involving multiple gunpoint robberies, a knifepoint robbery, and criminal possession of a firearm. At the time of this shooting, he was on parole for state convictions.
In addition to his prison sentence, Sahusilawani received three years of supervised release.
U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton commented: “On June 12, 2024, Keano Sahusilawani and his accomplices fired several shots in an attempt to kill an intended target who was riding a bicycle down the street. Instead, they struck an innocent bystander and caused others to run in fear for their lives. New Yorkers want gun-toting criminals off our streets, and the women and men of our Office are committed to delivering that.”
Clayton praised the investigative work conducted by the New York City Police Department and thanked the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for their assistance with the case.
The prosecution is being managed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy Ly from the Office’s Violent Organizations and Crime Unit.
