Over two years after his 12-year-old sister, Malaysia Solomon, was shot and killed inside their home, 17-year-old Marquel Solomon stood before a judge and took a plea deal.

A major turning point in a case that 10 News has been covering for two years - Marquel Solomon is now expected to plead guilty Thursday morning, this according to Lynchburg Commonwealth’s Attorney Bethany Harrison.

A judge has declared a mistrial in the trial of Marquel Solomon. the jury was unable to come to a unanimous decision

Marquel Solomon, the brother of a 12-year-old Lynchburg girl, who was shot and killed in her home last year, will be tried as an adult, according to Bethany Harrison, the Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Lynchburg.