Syracuse, N.Y. ― A packed courtroom was silent Thursday, apart from soft sobs as two of three teens admitted to causing their friend’s death in a failed drive-by shooting.
Four teens, including 15-year-old Deron McGee Jr., were driving around the city in a stolen car on Aug. 12, 2024. When the car approached Parkside Commons, multiple shots were fired from inside the car.
McGee, who was sitting in the back seat on the driver’s side, was hit by gunfire. The other three teens did not take him to the hospital; they left McGee in the car…