WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — A Warner Robins man was convicted Wednesday in the 2021 shooting death of 19-year-old Deandre Nyke Pitts.
According to a news release from the Houston County District Attorney's Office, on February 21, 2021, the shooting happened when Gregory Davis and Pitts were at a home at 1305 Hartley Avenue. At some point during the evening, the two began to argue and fight. After being separated, Pitts sat down on a sofa in the living room. Davis went to another room, got a gun, and shot Pitts six times.
Pitts later died at a Macon hospital.
Police said a second person was hurt, not from a gunshot, but refused medical attention.
That injured person was Davis, who was the murder suspect.
Wednesday, Davis was convicted of Felony Murder and Aggravated Assault in the Superior Court of Houston County. The conviction was reached after day and a half trial. Davis was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Edward D. Lukemire to life in prison without the possibility of parole.