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He is to serve 20 years to life in prison as part of a plea deal.
Sheppard was accused of stabbing his mother, Estella Sheppard, 84, and sister, Ralphael Sheppard, 57, during a Dec. 5 argument at their Hardacre Drive home.
Estella was taken to Greene Memorial Hospital, where she died.
Ralphael was pronounced dead at the scene.
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A witness at the home called 9-1-1.
“My friend stabbed his mom,” he told 911 dispatchers. “She’s laying here on the floor. She needs an ambulance … There’s blood everywhere.”
Winston Sheppard also called dispatchers while the man who witnessed it was on the phone.
“My mom and my sister got into an argument and I stabbed them,” he said.
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