At the sentencing hearing, the victim's family said they will never be the same and the judge decried the scourge of gun violence across the country.
A Whitehall man was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison for killing a man in a 2019 shootout the victim started inside the defendant's home.
Treyrek D. Hairston, 24, pleaded guilty in March to involuntary manslaughter, a first-degree felony, in the Sept. 5, 2019 . The plea was part of an agreement in which the Franklin County Prosecutor's office dropped a murder charge against Hairston. "Hairston left the house and followed the victim out as gunfire between the two was constantly exchanged," Hunt said.
At the time of the shooting, Hairston was on community control for a prior felony offense and was not legally allowed to possess a firearm. "Hairston was cooperative with police. He showed extreme remorse," Hunt said. Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Colleen O'Donnell acknowledged Hairston has shown remorse and sentenced him to a minimum of six years and a maximum of nine years in prison.From Opinion:"My life isn't whole, will never be again.
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