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Newburgh man has pleaded guilty to second-degree assault for shooting
his wife with a BB gun and striking her with it.
Officials
say Steven Lillo got into an argument with his wife in July 2021, grabbed the
weapon, shot her five times then used the weapon to strike her.
The
victim's 7-year-old child witnessed the incident and called police, according
to the Orange County district attorney.
Officials
say Lillo faces up to seven years in prison when sentenced.