STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Cops searching for the suspect who shot a toddler Wednesday in Mariners Harbor allegedly found illegal weapons in a nearby home.
Authorities allege Damark King was looking to settle a score when he fired at least five rounds in the courtyard at the Arlington Terrace Apartments complex. One wayward bullet hit 21-month-old Samyah Bailey in the face. The little girl, who was in stroller, survived, but has lost an eye.
The search for King led cops to a driveway between two homes on Christopher Street, a few blocks from the shooting site.
Officers saw the door to one residence was ajar, said a law enforcement source. Inside, they observed a number of weapons, the source said.
Police obtained a warrant, and on returning, discovered two .22 caliber handguns — one of whose serial number had been defaced — and a .19 caliber handgun, court records said. They also found rifles, according to the source.
None of those weapons were used in the shooting, the source said. Authorities allege King, 19, shot the child with a 9mm handgun. That weapon was found in the other home on the shared driveway, said the source.
Police charged two residents in the house where the multiple guns were found: Joseph Raguso, 48, and Sean Farrell, 50.
According to cops, Farrell told them he owned the handguns. He said carried them with an expired pistol license from Arizona to New York to sell to Raguso, said police.
The suspects were each charged with two felony counts of criminal weapon possession, said a spokesman for District Attorney Daniel Donovan.
Authorities allege Damark King was looking to settle a score when he fired at least five rounds in the courtyard at the Arlington Terrace Apartments complex. One wayward bullet hit 21-month-old Samyah Bailey in the face. The little girl, who was in stroller, survived, but has lost an eye.
The search for King led cops to a driveway between two homes on Christopher Street, a few blocks from the shooting site.
Officers saw the door to one residence was ajar, said a law enforcement source. Inside, they observed a number of weapons, the source said.
Police obtained a warrant, and on returning, discovered two .22 caliber handguns — one of whose serial number had been defaced — and a .19 caliber handgun, court records said. They also found rifles, according to the source.
None of those weapons were used in the shooting, the source said. Authorities allege King, 19, shot the child with a 9mm handgun. That weapon was found in the other home on the shared driveway, said the source.
Police charged two residents in the house where the multiple guns were found: Joseph Raguso, 48, and Sean Farrell, 50.
According to cops, Farrell told them he owned the handguns. He said carried them with an expired pistol license from Arizona to New York to sell to Raguso, said police.
The suspects were each charged with two felony counts of criminal weapon possession, said a spokesman for District Attorney Daniel Donovan.
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