A youth who was 14 years at the time he was involved in a murder on July 6, 2019, has pleaded guilty to mitigated second-degree murder.
June Hammonds, who is now 17, appeared Monday morning before Criminal Court Judge Barry Steelman.
Attorney Logan Davis said the plea was to a mitigated status because of his young age.
Hammonds was in a car with four other youth on a Saturday afternoon when shots were fired from the vehicle toward a house with five occupants.
Attorney Davis said the shots were fired toward an individual on the porch that the group had a conflict with. One shot went into the house and struck and killed 16-year-old Jaylen Hymon, who was not involved in the spat.
It happened in the 1400 block of East 49th Street.
The victim was from Savannah, Ga.
Police responded to a shots fired call and found the victim deceased at the scene. Another person at the house, a 19-year-old, received a gunshot wound.
Officers were able to locate the vehicle and detain all five people inside. The vehicle had been stolen.
Charges were brought against Hammonds and a 15-year-old. The 15-year-old was charged with criminal homicide, five counts of attempted criminal homicide and auto theft.
Hammonds was charged with criminal homicide, five counts of attempted criminal homicide and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
Hammonds was the only person involved whose case was transferred from Juvenile Court to Criminal Court, attorney Davis said.