The Erie man convicted earlier this year of a March 2023 homicide will spend the rest of his life in prison.
According to court documents, 31-year-old Torrance Norris was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of fatally shooting 21-year-old Naim Bayete in the head.
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Norris was convicted by an Erie County jury in October of felony first-degree murder, aggravated assault, illegally carrying a firearm and misdemeanor tampering with evidence.
The jury took just over an hour to vote to convict Norris after the week-long trial.
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The shooting happened around 3 am on March 23, 2023, when Erie police responded to shots fired near East 21st and Wayne Streets, with police saying Norris got out of his car and shot Bayete in the head…