Posted on: June 8, 2026, 06:48h.
Last updated on: June 8, 2026, 06:48h.
- Gunman sentenced to 10 years for targeted casino parking lot attack
- Victim survived devastating injuries after being shot twice outside casino
- Lawsuit alleges Jake’s 58 owner failed to provide adequate security
A Wyandanch, N.Y., resident who shot a man twice outside Jake’s 58 Casino on Long Island has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Nashawn J. Legros, 26, pleaded guilty in February to second-degree attempted murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in connection with the 2024 shooting, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.
At around 10:16 p.m. on May 31 that year, the victim, Steffan Bumpers of Babylon, N.Y., was approaching the casino through the parking lot when he was ambushed and shot by Legros in what prosecutors labeled a targeted attack.
The victim staggered into the casino where he collapsed, according to court documents. He received emergency aid from staff and patrons before being rushed to a nearby hospital for surgery.
Prosecutors said one of two bullets had entered Bumpers’ chest and passed through his body, damaging several organs, including his intestines, colon, and diaphragm.
The injuries required extensive surgery involving more than 40 staples, while other procedures were needed to remove fluid that had accumulated around his heart and lungs. A bullet remains embedded in his pelvic bone, prosecutors said.
Remained at Large
Legros fled the scene in a vehicle he was not authorized to use, which was was later abandoned. He remained at large for almost three months until his arrest by US Marshals Service and Suffolk County Police on August 29 in Riverhead, 30 miles east of the casino.
He was arraigned the next day in Suffolk Supreme Court where he pleaded not guilty to initial charges of attempted murder, first-degree assault, two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, and unauthorized use of a vehicle.
In addition to his 10-year prison sentence, Legros will serve five years of post-release supervision.
“This brazen act of violence has no place in Suffolk County,” the county’s DA Raymond Tierney said in a statement Monday. “My office is committed to holding violent offenders accountable. That message should be clear from this sentence as the defendant will now spend a decade in prison for this violent attack in a public place.”
Civil Case Against Casino
Bumpers later sued Legros and Suffolk OTB, which owns Jake’s 58, in Suffolk County Supreme Court, alleging the casino failed to provide adequate security in the lead up to the shooting.
The lawsuit alleges negligent hiring, training, and staffing of security personnel and claims Bumpers suffered permanent physical and emotional injuries.
