DYKER HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — A 44-year-old man was convicted Monday in the 2016 slaying of L&B Spumoni Gardens co-owner Louis Barbati, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said.

Barbati, 61, left his beloved pizza restaurant on June 30, 2016 with a bag filled with $15,483 in cash, officials said. Andres Fernandez ambushed him outside his home and opened fire, striking Barbati several times. Fernandez fled without the money.

“With today’s verdict this defendant has been brought to justice for the murder of a beloved husband, father and fixture of the Gravesend community," District Attorney Gonzalez said. "I commend the jury for its hard work convicting this defendant, and for bringing some solace to the family, friends and many Brooklynites affected by this senseless tragedy.”

Fernandez was convicted on charges of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He faces up to 25 years to life in prison when he is sentenced on Jan. 8, 2020.

