Syracuse, N.Y. -- A Syracuse man was sentenced to prison Friday for killing another man in a “melee” that left two people shot and a car wrapped around a tree near Kirk Park.
Dametrius Pettiford, 21, was sentenced to 18 years for fatally shooting Remir Martin, 22, during a chaotic incident that began with a fistfight in the 1400 block of Midland Avenue on June 24, 2022.