Witness: defendant admitted fatal shooting

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“He said he was riding in Newhallville with (the driver), looking for weed. He said Taijhon and his brother were crossing the street and he (Covington) shot Taijhon two or three times and then went after the other boy.”

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A prosecution witness Tuesday testified that defendant Jeffrey Covington told her he shot Taijhon Washington and his half-brother, Travon Washington, as they crossed a Newhallville Street the night of March 24. “I caught ’em slippin’ now,” Covington...

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