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Man pleads guilty in drive-by shooting of pregnant Brooklyn teen

A man with a grudge against a rival drug dealer pleaded guilty Tuesday to shooting a pregnant teen in the head in Brooklyn in 2017. Tatiana Sparks, who was 19 at the time, was shot twice in the head outside her Brownsville apartment.

A man with a grudge against a rival drug dealer pleaded guilty Tuesday to shooting a pregnant teen in the head in Brooklyn in 2017.

Tatiana Sparks, who was 19 at the time, was shot twice in the head outside her Brownsville apartment. She and her baby survived, but she suffers from partial paralysis and permanent cognitive damage from the bullet wounds, officials said. Steven Bynum, now 38, fired multiple shots as he drove by that day. ...

Tatiana Sparks, 19, is seen right. She was shot in the head in Brooklyn on Sept. 10, 2017. Police released the image of this car days later, saying gunshots came from the vehicle. BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn — A man with a grudge against a rival drug dealer pleaded guilty Tuesday [...]




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