Teen sentenced to about two decades in prison for 2023 downtown Lincoln shooting
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — An Omaha teen was sentenced to prison Friday for his role in a downtown Lincoln shooting that wounded four in 2023.
Teethloach Biel got 19 to 21 years for second-degree assault and assault causing bodily injury.
The 19-year-old was given credit for more than a year already served behind bars.
Under state law, he will be eligible for parole in less than nine years.
Biel was originally charged with six felonies but accepted a plea deal on March 19 that dropped two other second-degree assault counts and two weapon charges.
The shooting happened early in morning of Oct. 20, 2023.
Officers were sent to 14th and O streets and found a victim nearby with a gunshot wound that was not life-threatening.
Three other victims arrived at a local hospital. Their injuries were also not life-threatening.
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Two other people have been convicted in the shooting.
Chudier Tut, 21, and Alvin Jones Jr., 26, are both expected to be sentenced in May.
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