Man found guilty of reckless homicide in 2021 shooting on West Marion Street

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. - A man has been found guilty of reckless homicide in the shooting death of a man on West Marion Street in January 2021, according to the St. Joseph County Prosecutor's Office.

On Friday, a jury found 21-year-old Quincy Lunford of South Bend guilty for his role in the death of 39-year-old Andrew Blankenship of South Bend.

Blankenship was shot in the 500 block of W. Marion St. on January 2, 2021.

He died from his injuries on January 6, 2021.

Lunford was also found guilty of armed robbery and a firearm enhancement, according to case documents.

He will be sentenced at 9 a.m. on February 13.

UPDATE: In January 2023, Lunford was found guilty by a jury of reckless homicide and armed robbery. In February 2023, he was sentenced to 10 years and 182 days at the Indiana Department of Correction for the charge of reckless homicide. This sentence was enhanced three years, from seven and a half years, for a firearm enhancement. He was sentenced to nine years at the Indiana Department of Correction for the charge of armed robbery. These sentences will be served consecutively.