A 54-year-old man was sentenced on Friday to 40 years in prison in connection with a fatal shooting after a celebration of life on Feb. 25, 2023.
During a jury trial, John Lee Edmondson was convicted of one count of second-degree murder and one count of illegal firearm possession. He was acquitted of two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder.
As previously reported, 37-year-old Troy Kennedy and 34-year-old Larry Jiles Jr. were killed in the shooting. Three others were injured. Edmondson was convicted of Jiles’ murder but acquitted of Kennedy’s murder…