BY SUZANNE MONTEVERDI
A 44-year-old retired officer and Ozone Park resident pleaded guilty on Tuesday to manslaughter for fatally shooting his wife during a dispute in April of last year.
Kevin Canty, a former transit officer who retired on disability, admitted that he shot his wife, Jessica Canty, multiple times inside their Ozone Park residence on April 19, 2014. Their children, age 8 and 5, were home at the time of the incident, prosecutors said.
Police collared Canty, who had the gun used to kill his wife in his possession, a short time later.
“This is a tragic story with no winners, only losers,” Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown said. “There is a mother who senselessly lost her life, a husband who stands convicted of her death, and their children who must grow up without the love or comfort of either parent. While the defendant will have to live with what he did for the rest of his life, the sentence to be imposed is more than warranted.”
Supreme Court Justice Kenneth C. Holder indicated that he would likely order Canty to serve 25 years in prison when he is officially sentenced on Jan. 6, 2016.
