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Teen Pleads Guilty In Palo Verde Shooting
19-Year-Old Faces Up To 20 Years
POSTED: 8:24 am PDT June 24,
2009
UPDATED: 11:05 am PDT June 24,
2009
LAS VEGAS -- A 19-year-old Las Vegas man accepted a plea deal today in the case of a drive-by shooting that left a high school freshman dead.Ezekiel Williams' lawyer said his client has been promised a sentence of eight to 20 years for voluntary manslaughter with a deadly weapon and accessory to murder in the February 2008 slaying of 15-year-old Christopher Privett.Authorities said Williams drove a car while his passenger, 17-year-old Gerald Davison, shot and killed Privett as he and three friends walked home from Palo Verde High School.
Video: Slain Teen's Dad Talks Teen ViolenceIn a police report, it was revealed that before the shooting, Privett and his friends got into an argument with a girl riding in Williams’ car. She told police Privett flashed a gang sign at the car, prompting Davison to shoot at them.Davison has not been tried in the case, and it’s unknown whether a plea deal is in the works. Detectives who interviewed Davison said he admitted shooting at Privett and his friends."He told detectives he didn't mean to kill anyone,” Metro Detective Clifford Mogg said during a preliminary hearing in April 2008.
Video: Slain Teen's Dad Talks Teen ViolenceIn a police report, it was revealed that before the shooting, Privett and his friends got into an argument with a girl riding in Williams’ car. She told police Privett flashed a gang sign at the car, prompting Davison to shoot at them.Davison has not been tried in the case, and it’s unknown whether a plea deal is in the works. Detectives who interviewed Davison said he admitted shooting at Privett and his friends."He told detectives he didn't mean to kill anyone,” Metro Detective Clifford Mogg said during a preliminary hearing in April 2008.
Previous Stories:
- September 18, 2008: Palo Verde Remembers Slain Student
- May 12, 2008: Palo Verde Suspects Plead Not Guilty
- April 28, 2008: Judge: Shooting Case Will Go To Trial
- April 25, 2008: Final Witness Testifies In Palo Verde Case
- April 24, 2008: Hearing Continues For Accused Shooters
- April 23, 2008: Girlfriend Of Shooting Suspect Testifies
- March 20, 2008: Palo Verde Shooters Face Gang Charges
- March 13, 2008: Teens, Parents, Officials Talk School Violence
- March 12, 2008: Superintendent Discusses School Violence
- February 28, 2008: Judge Denies Bail In School Shooting
- February 26, 2008: Police Saturate Schools After Shootings
- February 25, 2008: Teens Face Judge Over Palo Verde Shooting
- February 21, 2008: Police Uncover Motive Behind Teen Killing
- February 21, 2008: School Police Work Hard To Keep Kids Safe
- February 20, 2008: 2nd Teen Arrested In Connection With Killing
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