A Hillsborough County judge sentenced a 20-year-old man to a prison sentence. Last month, he was convicted for his role in a shooting that left a teenager dead and two others hurt nearly two years ago.

Hillsborough Judge Debra Behnke had only two options in the sentencing. She could have sentenced Khayri Rashaad McCray to 20 years in prison or to 6 years in prison as a youthful offender. She elected to sentence him to the minimum mandatory on the two attempted murder convictions. He was facing a 30-year sentenced on each count.

McCray attended a graduation party in Riverview held at the Winthrop Barn Theater May 23, 2010. Devante Dallas was the guest of honor at the party. After graduating from Durant High School, Dallas planned to attend Florida A & M University.

After uninvited teenagers arrived at the party several fights started. As the chaperones began ejecting those involved in the fights, someone began shooting into the crowd of more than 100 people.

Dallas was killed. Two adults, the dead teenager’s father, Jeffrey Thomas, 44, and a chaperone, DeRon Richardson, 23, were both shot. Richardson was hit in the lower back. Thomas was shot in the chest. Both men recovered from their injuries.

McCray was originally charged with Dallas’ murder. However, ballistics reports eliminated him as the person who killed Devante Dallas.

McCray was a senior at Spoto High School and looking forward to attending college at the time of the shooting.

During the trial, witnesses testified that several people, including the chaperones were shooting.

No one else has been charged with Dallas’ murder.