Ja’Kye Jamison, 19, was found guilty in March of second-degree murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon
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- Ja’Kye Jamison, 19, was found guilty in March of second-degree murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in connection with the death of 15-year-old Karon Works
- Jamison was 19 at the time of the killing
- Works was shot multiple times at Lower Onondaga Park in Syracuse in Dec. 12, 2023
A New York State teen was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison on Wednesday, May 13 after he allegedly lured his friend to a park where he was fatally shot.
Ja’Kye Jamison, 19, was found guilty in March of second-degree murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in connection with the death of 15-year-old Karon Works, according to the Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office.
Prosecutors alleged that Jamison, who was 16 at the time, and his two friends, Ny’Zhon Thomas and Caleb Gibson, lured Works to Lower Onondaga Park in Syracuse where he was fatally shot multiple times on the evening of Dec. 12, 2023…