Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said The Honorable John A. Young, Jr., J.S.C. sentenced three men to New Jersey State Prison for their involvement in the shooting death of Mr. Markell Albright, 23, in Jersey City on July 23, 2019.
Tyshawn Kitchens, 21, of Jersey City, pleaded guilty to Aggravated Manslaughter in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-4.
He was sentenced to 14 years in New Jersey State Prison and is subject to the No Early Release Act.
Rashad Terry, 33, of Jersey City, pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Murder in violation of N.J.S.A 2C:5-2 and N.J.S.A 2C:11-3.
He was sentenced to 10 years in New Jersey State Prison and is subject to the No Early Release Act.
Corey Walker, 24, of East Orange, pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Assault in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2 and N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1(b).
He was sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison and is subject to the No Early Release Act.
A fourth defendant, Sidney McCord, 28, of Jersey City, pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Assault on December 3, 2021.
He is scheduled to be sentenced before Judge Young on Friday, February 11, 2022.
Prosecutor Suarez said on July 23, 2019, at approximately 8:20 p.m., members of the Jersey City Police Department responded to a report of a male shot in the area of 125 and 127 Wilkinson Avenue in Jersey City.
Responding officers found an unresponsive male, later identified as Markell Albright, 21, with multiple gunshot wounds lying on the ground.
Albright was transported by Emergency Medical Services to Jersey City Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at approximately