Delaware man charged, Massachusetts teen dead after fatal shooting
A Delaware man plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}SALEM, Mass. — A Delaware man charged with shooting and killing a Massachusetts teenager when he answered the door of his own home has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and been sentenced to up to 25 years in prison.
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Kenneth Pitts, 22, of Frankford, Delaware, also pleaded guilty Monday in Salem Superior Court to armed assault with intent to rob and carrying a firearm without a license in connection with the June 6, 2017 shooting of Bryce Finn, 18, at his Haverhill home just days after his high school graduation, authorities said in a statement.
On that day, Finn answered a knock at the kitchen door and was confronted by Pitts and two other men who had traveled from Delaware to rob him of money, drugs and jewelry, prosecutors said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Witnesses told investigators that Pitts shot Finn in the chest after Finn displayed a weapon.
The killing went unsolved for over a year until a witness identified one of the other men allegedly involved. Three other men charged in the case are scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 18.