A Detroit man charged in the accidental shooting death of his 13-year-old sister has been sentenced after reaching a plea agreement with prosecutors.
Jay-Veon McKinney appeared in 3rd Circuit Court on Wednesday, where Judge Jeffrey G. Collins accepted the agreement and sentenced him to two years in the Michigan Department of Corrections on a felony-firearm conviction. McKinney also received three years of probation for involuntary manslaughter.
The case stems from a July 29, 2025, shooting at the Ridgeline Apartments in Canton. Police responding to the complex found 13-year-old Aymira Thomas unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the chest. She was pronounced dead at the scene…