Monessen teen sentenced to prison after pleading guilty in 2022 fatal shooting

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GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — A Monessen teenager has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to shooting and killing 16-year-old Amari Altomore nearly two years ago.

17 years Terry Newton pleaded guilty earlier this year in the shooting and murder of 16-year-old Amari Altomore.

Altomore was shot dead in a bedroom at Newton's home along 14th Street South in Monessen in November 2022. He died at the hospital.

Amari Altomore died after being shot in the chest at a home in Monessen.

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Newton was sentenced Monday to 7 1/2 to 25 years in prison for voluntary manslaughter and an additional six months for firearm possession.

After Altomore's death, the community offered its condolences to his family. They gathered to remember Amari as an exceptional footballer who loved his mother.

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Mike Darnay is a digital producer and photojournalist at CBS Pittsburgh. Mike has also written and produced content for Vox Media and the Mon Valley Independent. He often covers breaking news, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and high school sports.