Man Pleads Guilty For Firing at Duquesne Basketball Players

PITTSBURGH (AP) - One of two men accused of shooting at five Duquesne University basketball players after a school dance pleaded guilty to attempted homicide and other counts Tuesday.

Derek Scott Lee, 19, of Pittsburgh, was sentenced to seven to 14 years in prison.

Lee fired two shots, but neither hit the players, said Lisa Pellegrini, an assistant district attorney for Allegheny County.

Lee has not agreed to cooperate with authorities, but pleaded guilty because he had faced more than 100 years in jail if convicted at trial, said Lee's attorney, Wendy Williams.

Stuard Baldonado, Aaron Jackson, Shawn James, Kojo Mensah and Sam Ashaolu were shot early Sept. 17, 2006, as they returned from a dance. Ashaolu was shot twice in the head.

Baldonado and Ashaolu missed the season because of the shootings.

Jury selection was scheduled to begin later this week for the other alleged shooter, William Holmes, 19, of Pittsburgh, and two women accused of crimes for their roles in the shooting.