NEW YORK — A man whose Queens robbery attempt set off events that led to NYPD Detective Brian Simonsen's 2019 death has been sentenced to 33 years in prison.

A judge handed down the sentence, which included five years of post-release supervision, to Christopher Ransom in court on Wednesday.

Ransom pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter and two counts of robbery in connection with the incident last month. He admitted in court to attempting to rob a T-Mobile store in Richmond Hill in February 2019, as well as to pointing a fake gun at Simonsen.

Simonsen and several other NYPD officers responded to a T-Mobile store in Richmond Hill in February 2019 as Ransom tried to rob it.

After Ransom pointed the fake gun at Simonsen, Simonsen's NYPD colleagues fired more than 30 rounds at Ransom. Simonsen, a 19-year NYPD veteran, was hit and killed by friendly fire as his colleagues fired the shots.

His wife and mother spoke at Ransom’s sentencing. Ransom also spoke at his sentencing.

"With this plea agreement, our client, Christopher Ransom, takes full responsibility for his actions," Ransom's attorneys said in a statement. "The resolution of the case, however, should not detract from the immense physical and emotional pain that he continues to endure as a rsult of injuries sustained in the NYPD's friendly fire shootout."

"The police fired 42 shots in 11 seconds that night, shooting Mr. Ransom eight times. He will carry physical scars and emotional trauma from this event for this rest of his life. Despite this, Mr. Ransom is committed towards seeking rehabilitation and redemption," they added. "We hope that the NYPD also takes this opportunity to reexamine their own procedures and training so that a tragedy like this never happens again."