Two Teens Sentenced to 18 to Life in January Killing
November 10, 2022 5:07AM EST
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CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – Two area teenagers have a lot of life in front of them.
Most, if not all of the rest of it, could be spent in prison.
18-year-old Ajani Smith of Canton and 17-year-old Craige Avery of Akron were sentenced Wednesday to 18 years to life in prison for the January shooting death of 51-year-old Terrell Lipkins in Canton in January of this year.
Both were found guilty of murder in a jury trial in adult court at the Stark County Courthouse last week.
They were tried as adults because of the seriousness of the crime.
Lipkins was shot dead in a car outside his girlfriend’s house on Gilbert Avenue near 31st Street NE.