Blackshell was previously sentenced in state court to life in prison without parole for the murders of Johnny Johnson, Raekwon Manigault, and Jonah Barley during a mass shooting outside the Boys & Girls Club of Rochester on Aug. 19, 2015.
The plea is the result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Ashan Benedict, New York Field Division, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Adam S. Cohen, and the Rochester Police Department, under the direction of Chief Michael Ciminelli.
Joseph Lowry was previously convicted and sentenced to 128 months in prison.
Sentencing is scheduled for February 6, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. before Judge Siragusa.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
