A life sentence closed a July shooting case tied to a community block party in Auburn.
District Attorney Brittany Grome Antonacci said Davon Dixon, 35, of Brooklyn, previously pleaded guilty in Cayuga County Court to second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon following the July 26 shooting.
Prosecutors said Dixon admitted he intentionally caused the victim’s death after firing six shots from a loaded firearm. He also admitted to knowingly and unlawfully possessing the gun at the time of the shooting, which happened during a neighborhood block party, according to the indictment.
Dixon appeared before Judge Thomas G. Leone for sentencing. The court imposed an aggregate sentence of 20 years to life in prison. That includes a determinate sentence of 15 years plus five years of post-release supervision on the weapon charge, running concurrently with the murder sentence.
“We hope that imposition of a life sentence will bring the victim’s family a sense of closure and justice,” Grome Antonacci said in a statement.
She also pointed to the broader impact of gun violence and praised the victim’s family and community members who spoke in court, along with the Auburn Police Department’s investigation.
Grome Antonacci and Special Counsel Mark Moody handled the prosecution.
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