Caelan Natrell Brown, 19, pleaded guilty on Aug. 25 to his role in the Nov. 1, 2024, shooting on the 400 block of Avenue K in Columbia Borough. He admitted to criminal conspiracy to commit aggravated assault and several firearm offenses, including possession of a weapon with an altered serial number.
Brown was not the shooter, but prosecutors say he was armed and present when one of his co-defendants opened fire on the occupied home. Three people — including a juvenile — were inside at the time. No injuries were reported.
Following the shooting, Brown and two others ran into a nearby home on South Fourth Street. Witnesses saw them change clothes and hide two handguns in the kitchen ceiling, according to police. Officers later recovered both guns and the discarded clothing behind a couch…