A former Army private was sentenced yesterday in State Supreme Court to 4 to 12 years in prison for accidentally shooting a woman in the head while firing his gun in the air during a night of drunken revelry while he was on leave in December. The former private, Danny Carpio, 23, apologized for his "recklessness" and expressed concern for the two young children of his victim, Selina Akther, 29, before Acting Justice Dorothy Chin-Brandt sentenced him for second-degree manslaughter. After watching a news report of the shooting, Mr. Carpio surrendered to the police and admitted killing Ms. Akther, who had gone to her fifth-floor window on 85th Road in Briarwood after hearing shots. Before the sentencing, the prosecutor, Daniel Saunders, noted Mr. Carpio's genuine remorse for Ms. Akther's death. Golam Maola, the victim's husband, was invited by the judge to speak but was too overwhelmed with emotion. MICK MEENAN (NYT)