EASLEY — An Easley man identified as the gunman in a shooting that killed a teen at a local bowling alley in 2016 was sentenced Friday to 32 years in prison.

Thirteenth Circuit Solicitor Walt Wilkins said Albert Lavern Taylor, 24, of Wallace Drive Apartments, pleaded guilty to murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Wilkins said Taylor is not eligible for parole and will have to serve the full sentence handed down by Circuit Judge Edward Miller.

During the plea hearing, evidence presented by assistant solicitor Baker Cleveland showed that on Feb. 17, 2016, Taylor, accompanied by two other

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