NORFOLK, Va. — A pair of defendants has been found guilty on charges related to a fatal shooting that happened May 17, 2022 .

The shooting happened about 2 p.m. in the Parkwood Manor apartments in the 1400 block of West Little Creek Road. Stariyanna Patterson, 20, died at the scene.

Arien Dejuan Clinton, 24, entered an Alford plea Wednesday to voluntary manslaughter. He was sentenced to serve four years and two months in prison.

His co-defendant, Quasia Elizabeth Sheppard, 25, also entered an Alford plea on Nov. 13. She will be sentenced in 2026.

An Alford plea acknowledges that the prosecution has sufficient evidence for a conviction but allows the defendant to maintain their innocence.

The shooting happened after a group of people had a fight, according to a press release from the

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