(WJET/WFXP)– The final person who was the driver in the 2022 murder of 7-year-old Antonio “ESPN” Yarger has pleaded guilty and been sentenced for his role.
According to The Erie Times News, 23-year-old Yassin Ibrahim of Erie pleaded guilty to third-degree murder on December 11 and was sentenced to 10-20 years in prison by Judge John Mead.
‘We can finally start grieving’ – Family of 7-year-old killed in shooting react to defendant’s guilty verdict
Yarger was killed in a gang-related drive-by shooting on April 14, 2022, in the 2100 block of Downing Avenue, with the shooter, Abdullah Ismael, currently serving 60 years to life in prison.
Ibrahim was 19 at the time of the murder and was driving the car with then 17-year-old Abdullah Ismael, who was looking for a rival gang that night, but ended up shooting Yarger instead…