A Lawrence man, Samy Sedhom, has been charged with attempted murder and assault for allegedly shooting his sister in the head using a crossbow on Feb. 13.
Sedhom, 21, and his 28-year-old sister allegedly had a dispute over the thermostat, as the two disagreed over the temperature in their house.
Sedhom allegedly waited for his sister to park her car inside the garage of the home on West Avenue in Lawrence. While his sister entered a code to close the garage door, he allegedly shot a G5 hunting arrow from a Barnett Whitetail Hunter Crossbow. The shot caused serious physical injuries to his sister’s right ear, right cheek and face.
She was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where she received emergency surgery to stop the bleeding and close the nearly six-inch-long slash from the arrow on her face.
After the subsequent investigation, police said they uncovered that Sedhom had allegedly been planning to kill his sister since December 2025 over the thermostat dispute. He allegedly purchased the crossbow, along with a three-pack of hunting arrows and a GPS, which he fitted to his sister’s car to track her movements.
“The defendant’s alleged actions were violent and calculated,” Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly said in a news release. “Homes should be a safe haven, not a place of fear and bloodshed.”
To discard the weapon, Sedhom allegedly drove to the intersection of West and Bayview avenues, also in Lawrence, where he discarded the crossbow. The weapon was later recovered by the police.
Sedhom is charged with second degree attempted murder, two counts of assault, and criminal possession of a weapon. He plead not guilty and is due pack in court on April 30.
Sedhom is represented by Steven Mullkoff. If found guilty, he could face up to 25 years in prison.
