Just after St. Lucian soccer star Isidore Philip Tisson scored the winning goal that would send his team to the finals at a New York tournament, a gunman opened fire and shot the athlete to death. New York Daily News reports that the incident occurred in front of Crown Heights Café on Monday morning after Isidore Tisson was leaving a nightclub.
The soccer star was apparently celebrating the team's 1-0 victory of Sunday's game at the Caribbean club Tropiks. It marked only the second time in 16 years that St. Lucia made it to the finals of the Digicel Caribbean Cup tournament.
The identity of the gunman is still unknown and investigators are still looking into the details that led up to the incident. They suspect that Isidore Tisson may have gotten into an argument with somebody at the nightclub, yet team president Martin Daniel told New York Daily News that he could not imagine Isidore Tisson getting into a fight with anyone.
Like most other U.S states, New York has very harsh consequences for convicted murderers including life in prison without the possibility of parole or even death. FindLaw states that New York does allow for capital punishment for first-degree murder crimes under certain circumstances. Under the law, murder is perhaps considered the most serious criminal offense, which is why many people see the importance of having a New York criminal defense attorney for representation when it comes to a charge like first-degree murder. More information about murder crimes can be found through our Related Resource pages.
Related Resources:
- Capital Punishment and the Death Penalty (FindLaw)
- See a New York Criminal Defense Attorney (FindLaw)
- Murder Crimes (FIndLaw's LawBrain)
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