South Side man pleads guilty to manslaughter

YOUNGSTOWN — A man charged with committing aggravated murder with an assault rifle two years ago has pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter.

Darrin Davis, 19, of East Florida Avenue, entered his plea today before Judge James C. Evans of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court, who will sentence him at 10 a.m. March 20.

Davis was charged in the Dec. 30, 2006, incident, in which Anthony Perez, 31, of Plazaview Court, was fatally shot, and gunfire was directed at Perez’ brother, William Burr, 27, of East Midlothian Boulevard, Struthers, as Perez and Burr detailed a car on Clearmount Drive.

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