Suspect pleads guilty in deadly shooting outside Family Dollar in Troy

A guilty plea was entered for a fatal July 2023 shooting.

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A guilty plea was entered for a fatal July 2023 shooting. The Rensselaer County District Attorney's Office said Jahteek Sanchez pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first degree.

Prosecutors said he shot 39-year-old Alexander Crawford at a Family Dollar on Second Avenue in North Troy. He faces up to 25 years in prison when he's sentenced in July.