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Charlottesville: Man charged in shooting on 6th Street basketball court to serve five years in prison

Crystal Graham
Eric Dweh basketball court shooter
Eric Dweh

A Charlottesville judge sentenced a man in connection with a shooting that occurred March 5 on a basketball court on 6th Street in the city.

Eric Dweh was sentenced by Charlottesville Circuit Court Judge Claude V. Worrell to 18 years in prison Tuesday for attempted malicious wounding, possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon and a probation violation. The judge suspended 13 years leaving an active five-year prison sentence.

Dweh was one of four males taken into custody related to the shooting incident. Few details have been provided on the victim or circumstances around the shooting.

Zymir Jakai Brown was taken into custody on March 19 and charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Two male juveniles were also taken into custody related to the incident – one on March 13 and one on March 14.

The case was prosecuted by Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Nina-Alice Antony.


 

Crystal Graham

Crystal Graham

Crystal Abbe Graham is the regional editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech, she has worked for 25 years as a reporter and editor for several Virginia publications, written a book, and garnered more than a dozen Virginia Press Association awards for writing and graphic design. She was the co-host of "Viewpoints," a weekly TV news show, and co-host of Virginia Tonight, a nightly TV news show on PBS. Her work on "Virginia Tonight" earned her a national Telly award for excellence in television.

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