Conviction in NYC death of school basketball star

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City man has been convicted of murder in the shooting of a nationally ranked high school basketball player in her Harlem apartment building.

Tyshawn Brockington will be sentenced on June 26 for the September 2011 death of 18-year-old Tayshana Murphy.

Brockington was arrested in South Carolina, 10 days after the crime.

He also was convicted of burglary and weapon possession.

A separate case is pending against another defendant

Murphy was a senior at Murry Bergtraum High School for Business Careers.

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