UPDATE: Delmar teen to be sentenced for shooting death of Fruitland teen

A Delmar teenager convicted in the shooting death of a Fruitland teenager will learn his fate Thursday morning, according to online court records.

Ky’Shir Connally, 19, was convicted of 10 out of 14 charges in August for the murder of 17-year-old Rakim Russell. Of the 10 charges, includes second degree murder and first degree assault. He was acquitted of first degree murder.

The incident stems from August 2015, days after police say Russell was shot and killed in the parking lot of the America’s Best Value Inn. This was shortly after Russell reportedly left the same party that Connally had been at earlier that night.

Police say Connally, 20-year-old Larry Ennis, 19-year-old Jarrett Stokes, and the driver of a car who testified in each trial against Connally, Ennis, and Stokes, had returned to the party.

The state had it made clear during opening statements August that Connally was not the shooter. The shooter, identified as Stokes, has already been convicted and sentenced.

However, they argued that Connally was still responsible for Russell’s death, because he [Connally] and Ennis had gotten into an argument at the party which prompted a phone call to Stokes. The group had reportedly met Stokes at an IHOP, where the driver testified he [Stokes] got into the car with a gun.

An investigation revealed Stokes surveyed the crowd of about 200 individuals before shooting four rounds. One round struck and killed Russell, who authorities say was not believed to be the intended target.

Scott Collins, a defense attorney for Connally, told 47ABC in a past interview that being acquitted of first degree murder means his client will not face life in prison.

The sentencing is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Thursday.

47ABC will update this story as soon as details become available.