Virginia man pleads guilty in accidental shooting death
March 8, 2021 GMT
PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) A Virginia man who accidentally shot and killed his 12-year-old brother while mishandling a semiautomatic pistol was given a suspended prison sentence Monday after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter.
Rayshawn Elmore, 22, entered his plea before a Chesterfield Circuit Court judge, who accepted the terms of a plea agreement in sentencing Elmore to five years with all five years suspended, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. The judge also ordered that Elmore be supervised by the Virginia Department of Corrections for no more than five years.
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The judge said it would serve no benefit to send Elmore to prison. Both the prosecution and defense agreed he had demonstrated sincere remorse.