Murder of Kaylin Gillis

Murder of Kaylin Gillis
Location1263 Patterson Hill Road Hebron, New York, U.S.
DateApril 15, 2023 (2023-04-15)
Attack type
Murder by shooting
VictimKaylin Gillis
PerpetratorKevin D. Monahan
MotiveRetaliation for a car driving into his driveway that he assumed were trespassers.
VerdictGuilty on all counts
Convictions
SentenceLife imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 26+3⁄4 years

On April 15, 2023, 20-year-old Kaylin Gillis was murdered in Hebron, New York, after the car she was traveling in turned into the wrong driveway. The shooter, Kevin D. Monahan, was arrested after a standoff and taken into custody. On January 23, 2024, he was convicted of second-degree murder, and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison, plus a consecutive sentence of 1 3/4 to 4 years in prison on March 1, 2024.[1]

The shooting shared similarities with two other shootings in the U.S. that occurred in the same week, including the shooting of Ralph Yarl in Kansas City, Missouri, after he mistakenly rang the wrong doorbell, and the shooting of two cheerleaders in Elgin, Texas, after they entered the wrong car.[2][3]

  1. ^ Sanchez, Ray (March 1, 2024). "'You just don't get it.' Judge admonishes NY man who fatally shot woman in his driveway and sentences him to 25 years to life". CNN. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  2. ^ Shanahan, Ed (April 18, 2023). "Man Charged With Murder in Shooting of Woman Who Went Up Wrong Driveway". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on April 18, 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  3. ^ Timothy Bella, What we know about who shot Ralph Yarl, Kaylin Gillis and Payton Washington, Washington Post (April 20, 2023).