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Johnny Blackshell Gets Life In Prison For Genesee St. Shootings

TWC News

A 22 year old Chili man convicted in connection with last summer's Genesee Street shootings was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Friday.

Johnny Blackshell Jr. was convicted last month on three counts of first degree murder in those deaths near the Boys & Girls Club. 

The shooting took the lives of Jonah Barley, Raekwon Manigault and Johnny Johnson. The shooting also injured four others.

Two other men were accused in the shooting. They will be tried separately.

Randy Gorbman is WXXI's director of news and public affairs. Randy manages the day-to-day operations of WXXI News on radio, television, and online.