Willie C. Jackson, 22, of Waukegan.

A Waukegan man who shot a Waukegan High School student almost a dozen times with an AR-15, killing him, has been sentenced to 36 years in prison.

Willie C. Jackson, 22, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder, according to court records.

A jury found Jackson guilty of one count of first-degree murder during a May 2019 trial.

Authorities said that Dayviontay T. Jackson, 17, who was a senior at Waukegan High School, died on November 11, 2016.

Prosecutors said that Dayviontay Jackson was shot by Willie Jackson during an argument at a home in the 400 block of McKinley Avenue in Waukegan. The two were not related to each other.

Dayviontay Jackson and Willie Jackson were reportedly passing around an AR-15 and a pistol inside a home with other people.

Willie Jackson said that Dayviontay had pointed the AR-15 at him and he got scared. Willie Jackson testified that he jumped up and tried to wrestle the gun away from the teen.

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Prosecutors said that Willie Jackson shot Dayviontay 10 times with the AR-15 and that his claims of self-defense were not credible.

Willie Jackson fled the scene and a warrant was issued for his arrest. He was taken into custody in January 2017 after officers located him in Tennessee.

A Lake County judge sentenced Willie Jackson to 36 years in prison on Thursday.

He will be required to serve 100% of the sentence under truth-in-sentencing guidelines.