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Alvin Wyatt was convicted on Thursday, July 27, after a five-day jury trial, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
In addition to the murder conviction, the jury convicted Wyatt of two counts of attempted murder, unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, and certain persons not to possess firearms, the prosecutor said.
Wyatt was charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder after firing eight times into the bleachers at a crowded Pleasantville High School football game on Nov. 15, 2019.
One of the bullets struck a 10-year-old spectator, M.T., in the neck while he watched the game with his mother and sister.
Multiple bystanders rendered aid to M.T. until first responders could take him the nearest hospital. After numerous surgeries, M.T. succumbed to his injuries several days after the shooting, the prosecutor said.
Wyatt’s gun fire also struck Ibn Abdullah, 31, three times and left him permanently confined to a wheelchair.
A third victim, then 15-year-old C.G., was struck once in the arm by a bullet.
Pleasantville police apprehended Wyatt as he attempted to flee the scene, the prosecutor said.
The charges were the result of an investigation conducted by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office’s Major Crimes Unit with assistance from the Pleasantville Police Department, the Atlantic City Police Department, the Absecon Police Department, and agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.
Sentencing is set for September 11,
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