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KINGSTON, N.Y. â The two men charged with murder in the fatal shooting of 12-year-old DâJaneira Mason in her Midtown home are scheduled to appear in City Court for a preliminary hearing on Tuesday, Dec. 29, according to Ulster County District Attorney David Clegg.
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Gilbert Thomas, 24, and Robert Nikia Nikki James, 46, both of Kingston, have been charged with second-degree murder, felony assault and criminal use of a firearm in connection with the Dec. 17 fatal shooting at 60 Van Buren St., state police said Thursday.
The hearing for Thomas and James is scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday, Clegg said, but it was not immediately clear whether it will be held in person or virtually. There also was no immediate word about which lawyer or lawyers will be representing the defendants.
The victim has been identified as 12-year-old D Janeira Mason
Published December 24, 2020 •
Updated on December 24, 2020 at 1:04 pm
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Two men have been arrested in the shooting death of a 12-year-old girl in Ulster County s Kingston last week, New York State Police said Thursday.
Gilbert Thomas, 24, and Robert James, 46, both of Kingston, each face charges of second-degree murder, first-degree assault and criminal use of a firearm in the shooting that left D Janeira Mason dead the evening of Dec. 17.
Gilbert Thomas, left. Robert James, right
The suspects allegedly were involved in a shooting that sent bullets into the residence. At least one hit Mason and she died. A 9-year-old boy also was wounded in the arm but had been expected to recover, Kingston Police said.