MOUNT HOLLY – Two Pemberton Township men have been found guilty of murdering a Willingboro teen who was the innocent victim of a gang feud.
Kavon Carter, 27, and Sylas Young, 22, were accused of shooting Yahsinn Robinson, 18, as the Willingboro High School senior returned home from work on April 22, 2021, just before 11:30 p.m.
Carter and Young were involved in a feud with some residents of Robinson’s Buckingham Park neighborhood at the time of the shooting, the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office said.
Robinson, who was pronounced dead outside his family’s home on Barrington Lane, was not involved in the feud, the prosecutor’s office said.
Two other Willingboro residents — a 24-year-old woman and a 2-year-old boy — were shot a week later as a result of the same dispute, the prosecutor’s office said. They too were described as innocent victims.
A family member posted on Facebook that Robinson “was a gentle giant and kind to everyone who crossed his path.”
Kalimah Perry said her cousin was an “honor roll student, chess master (and) musician.”
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Jurors deliberated for about three hours after a two-month trial.
They convicted Carter and Young of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, gang crime and weapons offenses.
Carter was also found guilty of promoting organized street crime and another weapons offense.
Superior Court Judge Gerard Breland scheduled sentencing for February 7. The men have been in custody since their arrest in December 2021.
Jim Walsh is a senior reporter at the Courier-Post, Burlington County Times and The Daily Journal. Email: Jwalsh@cpsj.com
This article originally appeared on the Cherry Hill Courier-Post: Pemberton Township men charged in the murder of Yahsinn Robinson
