Man gets 14 years for 2013 shooting incident

YOUNGSTOWN — Keith Black, 27, was sentenced in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court today to 14 years in prison by Judge Maureen Sweeney on two counts of felonious assault with firearm specifications and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Black was convicted of the charges Feb. 25 following a trial for the wounding of a man Aug. 14, 2013, on Ravenwood Avenue.

Family members of the victim chose not to speak.

Black maintained his innocence but apologized to the victim's family.