Two teens admit they fatally shot man near Syracuse apartment complex

Syracuse, N.Y. ― Two teens admitted Thursday to working together to kill a Syracuse man on the city’s East Side.

Alijah Barroso, 17, and Noelle Cummings, 18, shot Juan J. Rodriguez Jr., 22, in the head on June 8, 2025.

They pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. They were both promised a sentence of 20 years to life in prison. If convicted at a trial, they would have up to 25 years to life…

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