BEACON, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office announced that Khyree Pratt of Philadelphia was convicted of numerous charges on Monday in a 2022 murder case in Beacon. Pratt, 24, was arrested in September 2024.
Following a five day trial, Pratt was found guilty of working with a group to shoot and kill Lionell Pittman on May 14, 2022 around 7 p.m. on West Center Street near the Forrestal Heights apartment complex in Beacon. Detectives with the Beacon Police Department determined that Pratt agreed to be paid in exchange for his involvement in the shooting.
“This verdict sends a clear message, those who plot violence and those who carry it out will be held fully accountable,” Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi stated. “This defendant and shooter, along with every conspirator who played a role in this calculated and cold-blooded murder, will face the consequences of their actions. Justice does not stop with the trigger — it reaches everyone behind the plan.”
Pratt was convicted before Judge Edward McLoughlin of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, second-degree conspiracy, and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He’s scheduled to be sentenced on November 24.
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