Second suspect pleads guilty in 2020 shooting of IUP student

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A second suspect has pleaded guilty and is now awaiting sentencing for the 2020 murder of an IUP student.

Isaiah Moore pleaded guilty to shooting Jaedyn Wright at the Carriage House Apartments near the IUP campus.

Moore is scheduled to be sentenced at the end of November.

Last month, A jury found Terrion Gates guilty in the case.

Authorities said the 20-year-old from Rankin was killed in October 2020 at the Carriage House Apartments near the IUP campus during a drug deal gone wrong.

Investigators believe the four suspects attempted to “purchase” marijuana from Wright, which led to his death. All four people were accused of fleeing the scene after the shooting.

More than 9,000 students were enrolled at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Indiana County in fall 2023.