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WARREN -- The family of Howard Dorsey, who was fatally shot in April, called for the maximum sentence for the accused after his arraignment on Tuesday.
Kyair Kyser, 19, appeared in Warren Municipal Court, where Judge Patty Knepp informed him that he faces the possibility of life in prison or the death penalty if convicted. He entered a not guilty plea.
According to court records, a second suspect also is wanted in connection to the shooting. An arrest warrant has been issued for the 19-year-old suspect, who remains at large. The charges listed are felony charges of first-degree complicity, first-degree aggravated robbery and third-degree tampering with evidence.
When asked what justice for Dorsey looks like following Kyser's arraignment, his sister Auntashae Tate said, "I want them to get maxed out, the death penalty. I want them to feel how he (Dorsey) feels."
Kyser is charged with aggravated murder and aggravated robbery in connection with the April 9 shooting death of the 35-year-old Dorsey at 1028 Lovers Lane NW. His bond was set at $1 million as he awaits his next court appearance July 31.
In April, a 911 call from a woman informed dispatchers Dorsey had been shot and was bleeding from the mouth as he laid on the dining room floor.
She told dispatchers she woke to the sounds of gunfire while asleep on the couch and reported seeing two men running away as she awakened. A handgun was found on the ground near the victim's body, a police report states.
To Tate and Howard Dorsey's other sister, Brittany Dorsey, he was a brother, a son and a father of four. Despite his past, the sisters said their brother was making steps toward bettering his life."He was doing the right thing, on the right path," Tate said. "He was a truck driver and changed his life around."