A Binghamton man has admitted killing a person at an after-hours club on the city's West Side.

Prosecutors say 27-year-old Jihad Ray pleaded guilty Wednesday to first-degree manslaughter. He's expected to be sentenced to 18 years in prison.

Investigators recovered evidence at the scene of the Orton Avenue killing. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
Investigators recovered evidence at the scene of the Orton Avenue killing. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
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Investigators had said they believed Ray was responsible for the "execution-style killing" of 22-year-old Brandon Hernandez of Binghamton. Police said Hernandez was shot repeatedly in the head at close range.

The shooting happened around 5 a.m. on April 22 outside an after-hours club at Orton Avenue and Main Street.

The illegal business had been charging admission and selling alcohol for months before Hernandez was killed.

Police chief Joseph Zikuski has said officers were aware of the club for about three months before the shooting.

Neighbors had complained about the operation but it wasn't shut down until after the homicide occurred.

A Broome County grand jury in May indicted Ray on counts of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal use of a firearm.

Sentencing has been scheduled for December 14.

A memorial at the site where Brandon Hernandez was killed on April 22, 2017. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
A memorial at the site where Brandon Hernandez was killed on April 22, 2017. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
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