Fatal party shooting: Cleveland man sentenced to 9 years in prison

Published: Nov. 29, 2016 at 2:10 AM EST

AKRON, OH (WOIO) - A Cleveland man has pleaded guilty in a fatal February shooting, according to the Summit County prosecutor.

Antoine Bennett, 32, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter with a gun specification and having a weapon under disability.

Bennett was at a party at a home on North Howard Street in Akron when an argument broke out between Bennett and 25-year-old Gabriel Rios, according to authorities. Bennett was accused of pulling out a gun and shooting Rios in the chest.

Bennett has been sentenced to nine years in prison.

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