Alleged Bloods gang member indicted for 2021 Elmont murder

An alleged Blood gang member was arraigned May 15 on murder and weapon charges for the shooting death of a young man in Elmont in 2021.

Christopher Sempy, 22, was arraigned for a second-degree murder charge and criminal possession of a weapon before Judge Robert Bogle in court on Wednesday.

He pled not guilty and was remanded. He is due back in court June 14 and faces up to 25 years to life in prison if convicted. Sempy is currently incarcerated at Marcy Correctional Center.

“This defendant allegedly used extreme violence to settle a score with 20-year-old Khasiem Woton in 2021,” said Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly in a news release. “Semoy allegedly shot the young man in the stomach, chased after him, and fired once more to ensure he had inflicted as much damage as possible. My homicide prosecutors are determined to find and hold accountable anyone who takes a life in our communities. They will not stop until there is justice for victims.”

According to the charges, Donnelly said that Semoy and his friends allegedly went to St. Vincent DePaul parking lot on DePaul Street in Elmont on Sept. 24, 2021 to meet Woton and others to fight.

After a dispute, Semoy allegedly fired one shot and hit Woton in the stomach.

According to the release, Woton ran back to his vehicle and tried to leave the parking lot when Semoy allegedly fired another shot into the vehicle that struck Woton in the face.

Woton’s friends drove him to Franklin Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Semoy was arrested by Nassau police on May 15.