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York man convicted in Lehighton man’s death

A York man was convicted Friday on an involuntary manslaughter charge, but not the more severe charges of first- and third-degree murder in the fatal July 2020 shooting of Lehighton resident Kyle Hagenbuch.

Desean Morris, 20, is scheduled for sentencing on June 6. The jury delivered its verdict after a 10-day trial in the York County Court of Common Pleas.

Hagenbuch, 26, was shot outside the Thunderguards Motorcycle Club clubhouse on East Clark Avenue in York City just before 7:30 p.m. on July 31, 2020.

He died Aug. 2 at WellSpan York Hospital.

“Not Guilty of Murder 1 and Murder 3,” defense attorney Sandra Thompson posted on Facebook following the verdict. “This 20 year old has a second chance at life.”

Hagenbuch was a graduate of Lehighton Area High School and played on the Carbon County Savages, a local semi-professional football team.