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Gunman Who Killed 16-Year-Old Brother In Troy Sentenced To Prison Gunman Who Killed 16-Year-Old Brother In Troy Sentenced To Prison
Gunman Who Killed 16-Year-Old Brother In Troy Sentenced To Prison A man from the region who shot his 16-year-old brother to death will spend decades in prison. Jatae Gourrier-Lewis, age 22, of Troy, was sentenced to 20 years behind bars in Rensselaer County Court on Tuesday, March 21. It followed his guilty plea to first-degree manslaughter in the death of his brother, Jaylin Gourrier-Lewis. According to prosecutors, he admitted to shooting the teen in the head during an argument over guns in Troy on Feb. 9, 2022. “Jatae Gourrier-Lewis has been held accountable in the death of his 16 year old brother,” Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnel…

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Months After 11-Year-Old Shooting Victim's Mom Dies, Troy Jury Convicts His Killer Months After 11-Year-Old Shooting Victim's Mom Dies, Troy Jury Convicts His Killer
Months After 11-Year-Old Shooting Victim's Mom Dies, Troy Jury Convicts His Killer A New York mother who lost her 11-year-old son to a drive-by shooting in the Capital District never got to see her son’s killer brought to justice. More than a year and a half after Ayshawn Davis was fatally shot in Troy, a Rensselaer County jury convicted Jahquay Brown of manslaughter in connection with the boy’s death Thursday, June 30 after a nearly two-week long trial. He was acquitted of second-degree murder. Prosecutors said it was shortly before midnight on Sept. 13, 2020 when 22-year-old Brown, of Cohoes, rolled up to a home on Sixth Avenue in Troy in a dark vehicle and opened fir…

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by Michael Mashburn