NYC man charged in fatal shooting of Richard Carter, of Valley Stream

A Bronx man has been arrested and charged in connection with a Queens shooting that left a Valley Stream man dead earlier this month, police said.

Joseph Gilbert Stevens, 33, is charged with murder and two counts of criminal possession of a loaded firearm after New York police said he shot Richard Carter, 49, multiple times near Archie Spigner Park.

Officers responded to a report of a man shot at the intersection of Merrick Boulevard and Sayres Avenue in St. Albans on April 10 at around 2:20 p.m., the NYPD said in a news release.

Richard Carter, 49, of Valley Stream, was found at the scene with multiple gunshot wounds to the torso. He was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Multiple published reports said Carter was attending a funeral at the Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral of New York.

Police arrested Gilbert Stevens on April 11. He will be arraigned on May 7 at Queens Supreme Criminal Court, according to online court documents.