White Plains, NY - The Westchester County District Attorney's office announced that Andrew Barnett, 21, of Yonkers, New York was sentenced to 23 years in state prison after pleading guilty to one count of Manslaughter and one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon.

On May 19, 2011, at approximately 9:40 pm, Yonkers Police responded to a reported shooting in the Nodine Hill section of the city.

Upon their arrival, the officers found the victim, 21 year old Jhon Nunez-Lopez, who had been shot multiple times.

The victim spoke briefly to police before losing consciousness and was taken to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx where he was pronounced dead.

Police began canvassing the area and learned from an eyewitness that the defendant was someone he recognized as having frequented the neighborhood in recent months.

The two men argued before the defendant left and returned with a weapon and shot the victim several times.

The defendant was located in an apartment and was arrested.

Assistant District Attorney Nadine Nagler of the Career Criminal Bureau and Assistant District Attorney Virginia Marciano of the Special Litigation Bureau prosecuted the case.

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