Bronx man sentenced for stabbing another man to death on New Year's Day 2023
Ira Shane will serve 12 years behind bars and five years of post-release supervision for killing Sergio Garcia during a street fight in Concourse Village.
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A Bronx man who stabbed another man to death on New Year's Day 2023 was sentenced, according to Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark.
Ira Shane, 56, will serve 12 years behind bars and five years of post-release supervision for killing 63-year-old Sergio Garcia during a street fight in Concourse Village. Prosecutors say Shane also stabbed Garcia's partner during the commotion. She survived her injuries.
According to court documents, Garcia, of Longwood, was involved in an argument with his partner around 2 a.m. in front of 1335 College Ave. The documents stated that strangers walked up and started to film them.
The two groups started to argue and it quickly escalated into a fight. Shane then pulled out a knife and attacked Garcia and his partner.
Prosecutors say Garcia managed to drive himself and his loved one to the hospital, where he later died.
A jury convicted Shane of first-degree manslaughter on June 26. He was sentenced on Tuesday.
"This defendant stabbed two people, causing the death of a man beloved by his family," said Clark. "This defendant's actions have devastated the victim's loved ones, causing deep emotional wounds. I hope they take some comfort in knowing he will now spend more than a decade in prison."
