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YOUNGSTOWN — Zion Q. Gilmore, 21, has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and aggravated burglary in the shooting death of Theaplus Redmond Jr. last September.
Gilmore was indicted on murder, aggravated burglary, felonious assault, being a felon in possession of a firearm and intimidation but pleaded guilty to the reduced charges Wednesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court. He will be sentenced by Judge R. Scott Krichbaum at 8:30 a.m. Monday.
Youngstown police said Redmond was shot just after midnight Sept. 15, 2020, at a home in the 200 block of Salt Springs Road. Redmond was dead at the scene.
Gilmore and Redmond are alleged to have committed an armed burglary together, and Redmond was shot in the process.
Under Ohio law, if a person participates in an activity that results in someone being killed, the participant can be convicted of murder, even if he or she is not the actual killer, prosecutors say.
An Indianapolis news outlet reported that Redmond was a 2020 graduate of Fort Wayne’s North High School, where he was a football standout.
The Associated Press named him an all-state honorable mention defensive lineman last January.
Gilmore is in the Mahoning County jail, where he will remain until his sentencing.