Rochester, N.Y. — A 28-year-old man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the death of a Rochester teen who disappeared last summer.
Reign Tapiato , 27, appears in Rochester City Court, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, after being charged for the Aug. 27, 2023 shooting death of 16-year-old Jakarah Lopez-Moore . Rochester , N.Y. — A 28-year-old man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the death of a Rochester teen who disappeared last summer.Lopez-Moore was reported missing Aug. 29, 2023, two days after leaving her home on Weld Street. Police said Tapiato had taken her Aug.
“When Reign Tapiato made the decision to take Jakarah Lopez-Moore’s life, he left behind a community in mourning and a family who loved her,” Assistant District Attorney Michael Caranante said in a statement. “While I am pleased that Reign Tapiato admitted to shooting and killing Jakarah, it does not change the fact that a 16-year-old was shot and killed.
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