A man convicted in connection with the fatal shooting of a man outside of a Northwest Side nightclub in 2023 has been sentenced to eight years in prison after accepting a plea deal.

Seth Rockett, 21, was part of one of the groups that were involved in an altercation turned shooting on May 18, 2023, at the Privat Social Club, police said.

Rockett initially faced a murder charge but pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Noah James Patterson, 36, who was also arrested in connection with the shooting, fired his weapon and killed King. Patterson was initially charged with one count of murder and three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Patterson was found guilty of deadly conduct in October of this year after he was found not guilty of murder

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