CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A woman was convicted on a lesser charge in a deadly shooting case from April 2023 after accepting a plea deal on Thursday.
Shaniyah McClain, 20, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter on Thursday in Mecklenburg County Court. She was sentenced to 51-74 months in prison with over 400 days of credit for time served in jail while on trial.
McClain was initially charged with murder after she shot and killed Illya Armstead, 28, on April 4, 2023 on Lucy Jane Lane near Monroe Road.
Police found Armstead dead at the scene with gunshot wounds. McClain was arrested at the scene. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said the shooting was a homicide.
No other information was released after the shooting.
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