Plea Deal For Peekskill Shooter In Daylight Street Slaying

PEEKSKILL, NY — Demetrius Bogan, 20, of Peekskill pleaded guilty Friday to manslaughter in the 2018 shooting death of 22-year-old Khalil Lyons of the Bronx, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced.

The fatal daylight shooting took place on Park Street July 13, 2018. Bogan was arrested July 27 after an exhaustive three-week investigation by the Peekskill Police Department. Sean Deleon of Shrub Oak, and Yaro Gaddy Waller of Peekskill were arrested in August.

Bogan, Deleon and Waller were indicted a year ago. Prosecutors said Bogan and Deleon shot Lyons and Deleon and Waller tampered with evidence as part of a cover-up.

Bogan was initially charged with

• Murder in the Second Degree, a class A felony
• Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, a class C felony

On Friday, Bogan pleaded guilty to Manslaughter in the First Degree, a class B felony.

State Supreme Court Justice Barry Warhit accepted the plea. Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 21, 2019.

Assistant District Attorneys Nadine Nagler, Chief of the Narcotics and Firearms Bureau, Jonathan Strongin, Deputy Chief of the Career Criminal Bureau, and Joseph Servino prosecuted the case.

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