A Flatbush man could spend the rest of his life in prison after he was sentenced to 20 years to life for stabbing and killing a teenager in Prospect Park South in February 2020.
Mamadou Barry, 35, was convicted on second-degree murder last month in the death of 19-year-old Mamadou Bah, both immigrants from Senegal, according to a press release from the office of Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez on Nov. 14.
Barry stabbed the teenager in the chest during an altercation in front of 591 Ocean Ave.
Barry, who goes by the nickname “Zion,” attacked Bah as the victim backpedaled into the street, according to evidence presented during the trial. Barry plunged a knife approximately four inches into Bah’s chest, perforating his left lung and heart.
The wounded teen fled to the corner of Ocean and Church Avenues, where he stumbled into a barbershop, witnesses said. Inside, Bah asked employees to call his mother before being rushed to Kings County Hospital, where he died during emergency surgery.
Police identified Barry through surveillance footage, eyewitness accounts, and social media, eventually apprehending him in Secaucus, N.J., on Dec.1, 2020. He was convicted on Oct.16 after a trial.
“The life of Mamadou Bah was senselessly cut short at the hands of this defendant whose horrific actions left an entire community devastated. Hopefully, today’s lengthy sentence allows for some closure for the victim’s family and friends as they continue to grieve the young man’s tragic death," Gonzalez said.
