Duquesne Campus Shooting Suspect Appears In Court

One of the people accused in the shooting of five Duquesne University basketball players appeared in court Tuesday.

Derek Lee, 19, of Pittsburgh, was scheduled to enter a plea with Common Pleas Judge Lawrence J. O'Toole, but the closing arguments in the Trooper Joseph Pokorny murder trial took longer than expected.

Judge O’Toole scheduled Lee to return at 1 p.m. to enter his plea. Just as his trial was about to begin, Lee pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to seven to 14 years in prison.

Stuard Baldonado, Aaron Jackson, Shawn James, Kojo Mensah and Sam Ashaolu were shot early Sept. 17, 2006, as they returned from a dance. Ashaolu was shot twice in the head. Baldonado and Ashaolu missed the season because of the shootings.

Jury selection was scheduled to begin later this week for the other alleged shooter, William Holmes, 19, of Pittsburgh, and two women accused of crimes for their roles in the shooting.

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