A 26-year-old Lilburn man is set to be sentenced Thursday for firing a gunshot into an apartment that accidentally killed a 13-year-old boy.

Joshua Banks, who was initially charged with murder, was convicted Feb. 17 of the lesser crime of involuntary manslaughter following a jury trial in Gwinnett County.

A stray bullet fired into the air by Banks in January 2010 pierced the window of Tre Shambry's bedroom and killed Shambry as he climbed the ladder to his bunk bed in Holland Park Apartments in Lawrenceville.

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Yemaya Lyles (right) wipes away tears during a news conference in front of the Rockdale County Public Schools administration building on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023. Lyles' son, Antonio, was assaulted by a paraprofessional, who has since been fired and charged with battery. Lyles says her case against the school district has dragged on since then. (Miguel Martinez/AJC 2023)

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