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Man sent to prison for deadly Wilkes-Barre shooting

Jeremy Gittens pleaded guilty on Monday to third-degree murder.

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — A man involved in a deadly shooting over drugs has pleaded guilty in Luzerne County.

Jeremy Gittens pleaded guilty on Monday to third-degree murder for the shooting death of Ryan McGovern of Plains Township in 2020.

Investigators say two people were shot on Schuyler Street in Wilkes-Barre in a dispute over drugs.

Gittens was sentenced to 16 to 32 years in prison.

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