Jayzon Gunter (Hartford Police Department).

Jayzon Gunter, now 19, received an eight-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to attempted first-degree assault and attempted third-degree strangulation, as per online court records. This plea deal resulted in a reduction of charges from attempted murder. Initially, prosecutors alleged that Gunter had attempted to kill his girlfriend after a dispute over a phone call she made to his “baby’s mama,” as reported by the Hartford Courant.

Following the September 2024 shooting, the victim was placed in a medically-induced coma. At that time, Gunter was 18 years old.

The tragic incident was captured on video by the victim’s friend, who was on the FaceTime call. Prosecutors revealed that the footage showed Gunter pointing a gun at his girlfriend’s head and pulling the trigger, firing a single shot.

His girlfriend”s friend recorded his attack with her cellphone as the victim was FaceTiming her. Prosecutors said the footage showed Gunter holding a gun to his girlfriend’s head before firing a single round.

A female witness who was at the residence where the shooting occurred reported hearing a “loud bang” before entering the room where the victim was and finding her spitting and vomiting up blood, the Courant reports. She was also bleeding from her head.

Another witness who spoke to police said Gunter wrapped a phone cord around his girlfriend’s neck and allegedly tried strangling her to death before the shooting.

While at the hospital, the girlfriend told a nurse that the man who shot her went by “Rich Rack,” which is an alias that Gunter uses, according to police. She also identified him by his first name.

Gunter was later found by police at another residence and arrested on an unrelated warrant. He admitted to being at the home where the shooting occurred but claimed he wasn’t involved and only heard a “shot” come from the bedroom.

In addition to prison time, Gunter was ordered to serve three years of probation. He will serve an additional 12 years behind bars if he violates his probation.