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Man Admits To Fatal Shooting In Capital Region; Will Get 20 Years In Prison

A 32-year-old Schenectady County man accused of a fatal shooting in October will plead guilty to the slaying and spend at least 20 years behind bars, police said. 

Kevin Dingle

Kevin Dingle

Photo Credit: Saratoga County Sheriff's Office

Kevin Dingle, of Schenectady, was facing 12 felony charges in the case, including murder and tampering with eviidence among others, Schenectady County police said. Dingle pleaded guity to murder in the second degree and a 20-to-life prison sentence. 

Schenectady police were called to 764 State Street on Oct. 22, 2023. Officers found the body of Leroy A. Chisom on the second-floor suffering from bullet wounds. Paramedics prounounced him dead at the scene. 

Jeffrey Bashaw faces the same changes are Dingle in the murder, but his trial date has not been set. 

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