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Queens Man Pleads Guilty, Avoids Trial After Fatal Shooting

11/23/2025

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Charles Foehner, a 67-year-old Queens man, pleaded guilty to possessing an unlicensed revolver.
He will serve four years in prison.
Foehner shot and killed Cody Gonzalez, who charged at him with a knife later found to be a pen.
The Queens District Attorney's Office did not prosecute him for the shooting.
He accepted a plea to avoid a lengthy trial and will stay free until sentencing on January 14.

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Story summary

Charles Foehner, a 67-year-old Queens man, pleaded guilty to possessing an unlicensed revolver.
He will serve four years in prison.
Foehner shot and killed Cody Gonzalez, who charged at him with a knife later found to be a pen.
The Queens District Attorney's Office did not prosecute him for the shooting.
He accepted a plea to avoid a lengthy trial and will stay free until sentencing on January 14.