Final Plea Entered in P.T. Cole Park Shooting

TYLER — The final defendant in the P.T. Cole Park shooting in Tyler is scheduled to enter a plea Monday morning. According to KETK, Smith County judicial records show Rakheem Goldstein, 21, will make a plea at 9 a.m. in the 241st District Court. Goldstein is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Briana Raquel Young on July 30, 2013.

20-year-old Elisha Williams drew a 45-year prison term Tuesday for his role in the case after he pleaded guilty. Others who were arrested in connection with the crime were Ke’Avier Jarrod Wilson-Hurd and Dennis Bendy. Bendy received a sentence of life in prison, and Wilson-Hurd was “no billed.” Investigators determined Young brought her three-year-old son to the park and was caught in crossfire when gunshots erupted. Young’s child was not harmed from gunfire. It is believed that the shooting was a result of gang activity.