STATESVILLE, N.C. — More than three years after Marcus Moore was shot and killed in Statesville, authorities say two men pleaded guilty to murder on Monday.
Moore was found shot in a yard on Deaton Street back in June of 2019. He was taken to a hospital following the shooting, but he died of his injuries, according to the Statesville Police Department. Moore’s brother, Timothy, was also shot, but he survived.
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Statesville Police arrested and charged Azontay Sherrill the day after the shooting. A second suspect, Quinton Kasey, turned himself in on June 23, 2019.
According to the Statesville Police Department, Sherrill and Kasey appeared in court on Monday and pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and attempted murder.
Both of them received sentences of 180-220 months in prison.
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