Published on: June 8, 2026, 06:48h.
Updated on: June 8, 2026, 06:48h.
- Gunman receives a 10-year sentence following a targeted shooting in a casino parking lot
- Victim endures severe injuries after being shot twice outside the casino
- Lawsuit claims Jake’s 58 owner failed to ensure proper security measures
A resident of Wyandanch, N.Y. has been sentenced to a decade in prison for shooting a man twice in the parking lot of Jake’s 58 Casino located on Long Island.
Nashawn J. Legros, aged 26, entered a guilty plea in February to charges of second-degree attempted murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon related to the shooting incident in 2024, as stated by the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.
On May 31 of that year, around 10:16 p.m., the victim, Steffan Bumpers from Babylon, N.Y., was targeted while approaching the casino parking area and was shot by Legros in an attack described as premeditated.
The wounded victim managed to stagger into the casino where he collapsed, according to legal documents. He was quickly assisted by staff and patrons before being transported to a local hospital for vital surgery.
Prosecutors disclosed that one of the bullets struck Bumpers in the chest, penetrating through his body and harming multiple organs, including his intestines, colon, and diaphragm.
The victim needed extensive surgery, with over 40 staples used, along with additional procedures to drain fluid build-up around his heart and lungs. A bullet remains lodged in his pelvic bone, according to prosecutors.
Fugitive Status
After the incident, Legros escaped the scene in an unauthorized vehicle, which was later abandoned. He evaded capture for nearly three months until US Marshals Service and Suffolk County Police apprehended him on August 29 in Riverhead, located 30 miles from the casino.
He was arraigned the following day in Suffolk Supreme Court and pleaded not guilty to initial charges including attempted murder, first-degree assault, two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, and unauthorized vehicle usage.
As part of his 10-year prison sentence, Legros will also face five years of post-release supervision.
“Such acts of violence are unacceptable in Suffolk County,” stated the county’s district attorney Raymond Tierney in a Monday statement. “Our office is dedicated to holding violent criminals accountable, and this sentence serves as a clear message that the defendant will spend a decade behind bars for this violent act in a public space.”
Legal Action Against the Casino
Bumpers has filed a lawsuit against Legros and Suffolk OTB, which operates Jake’s 58, in Suffolk County Supreme Court, claiming the casino did not provide sufficient security leading up to the shooting.
The lawsuit accuses the establishment of negligence in the hiring, training, and staffing of security personnel, asserting that Bumpers has endured lasting physical and emotional injuries.