Jaheen Stephenson charged for wounding innocent bystander in 2020 NYC shooting

A man has been charged with attempted murder over a shooting that wounded two people – including an innocent bystander – back in 2020 in Queens, authorities said Thursday. 

Jaheen Stephenson, 21, was arrested Wednesday morning after being connected to the June 15, 2020 evening shooting that left a 31-year-old man and 44-year-old woman injured, police said. 

Stephenson was indicted on two counts of attempted murder, as well as two counts each of assault and attempted assault. He’s also charged with criminal use of a firearm, criminal possession of a loaded firearm and reckless endangerment, authorities said. 

Police described the incident as a retaliatory crime for previous shootings. 

Cops said at the time that three people had fired several rounds on the grounds of NYCHA’s Woodside Houses at Broadway and 51st Street, cops said at the time.

The man was struck in the back, and the woman – described as an innocent bystander – was grazed in the back, cops said at the time. Both were hospitalized in stable condition.

The NYPD released a surveillance image of three suspects two days after the shooting.

No other arrests have been made in connection to the case.