DOVER, Del. (AP) - A Delaware man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in the fatal shooting of another man during an after-prom party last year.
News outlets report 21-year-old Eugene Riley was sentenced this week immediately after he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the May 2018 death of 20-year-old Jameir Vann-Robinson in Dover.
Court records show Riley, of Milford, and co-defendant Ahmir Bailey, of Lincoln, told police they got into an argument with Vann-Robinson and shot him using bullets they had stolen days earlier from a sporting goods store. A witness told police Vann-Robinson was leaving the party when the argument ensued.
Vann-Robinson died at a hospital.
Deputy Attorney General Gregory Babowal says authorities hope the plea agreement will provide Vann-Robinson’s family some closure.
A jury convicted Bailey of multiple counts, including first-degree murder and possession of a firearm while committing a felony.
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