ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Two men pleaded guilty Thursday to manslaughter in the Nov. 2013 shooting death of a Rochester teenager and honor student, whose death outraged the community.
Tysean Williams was shot inside his Adams Street home on Nov. 6, 2013. He had just gotten back from church with his grandmother, heard a knock at the door, opened it, and was shot several times.
Police said that Tysean, who died at the hospital, was not the intended target.
Taiquan Elmore, 23, and Pedro Diaz, 19, each pleaded guilty in two separate court appearances. Elmore and Diaz are scheduled to be sentenced in April. According to the District Attorney's Office, both men face an expected sentence of 20 years in prison.
Tysean Williams was 15. Part of the Urban Suburban program, he went to school in the Wheatland-Chili School District.