NEWPORT, Ark. – Officials with the Arkansas State Police said five suspects in a deadly 2023 Newport shooting have pleaded guilty.

ASP officials said the shooting took place at a concert in the former Branch High School Building at around 2:30 a.m. on Feb. 5, 2023. Fatally shot during the incident was 19-year-old Tamrionna Jarrett of Augusta.

Officials said the five suspects were named through a two-year ASP investigation.

The five received varying terms after pleading guilty.

Tashawn Landers pleaded guilty on June 25 to second-degree murder, two counts of attempted murder and six felony counts of committing a terroristic act. The 24-year-old was sentenced to 55 years in the Arkansas Division of Corrections (ADC).

Steven Dye pleaded guilty on May 5 to second-degree murder, two counts

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