A man has been convicted of shooting and killing another man during a failed robbery in New Kensington nearly six years ago.

Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli announced Wednesday that Letresse Williams, 35, was found guilty of murder, robbery, and weapons charges in connection with a deadly shooting in New Kensington in January 2020.

Williams was charged after police found Anthone Williams' body in a vehicle of an unoccupied housing complex.

The DAs office said that prosecutors argued that Anthone Williams was shot and killed by Letresse Williams after a failed robbery attempt at the housing complex.

DNA belonging to Letresse Williams was found on a cell phone left inside of a vehicle near the crime scene, the DAs office said.

"I commend New Kensington Police, C

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