Man gets maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison for role in Albany barbershop killing

ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT) —  One of the people involved in a 2023 shooting at an Albany barbershop that left one person dead and two injured has received the maximum punishment.

Eijere Johnson was sentenced in Albany County Court on Friday to 3 1/3 to 10 years in prison for the May 13, 2023 shooting at Village Barber and Beauty.

The shooting killed 47-year-old barber Tyrone Staley and wounded a 19-year-old man and a 9-year-old boy. Investigators believe the 19-year-old was the intended target and the dispute stemmed between two rival gangs…

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