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Man, 19, found guilty of first-degree murder, sentenced to life

A 19-year-old man was found guilty of first-degree felony murder today for killing another man with a shotgun blast to the head.

After a three-day trial and several hours of jury deliberation, Quinzell Grasty was sentenced to life in prison.

Last April, Grasty shot and killed Matt Coyle during a gang-related home invasion on Standifer Gap Road.

After Coyle cracked his bedroom door to investigate noises in his house, Grasty fired a sawed-off shotgun at his head, testimony showed.

For complete details, see tomorrow’s Times Free Press