FLINT, MI - A Flint man will spend no further time behind bars after admitting he fired the fatal shot that killed his 11-year-old cousin.

Tovonte Kyjuan Jones was sentenced to five years of probation and given time served for the 444 days he already spent in jail after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter for the March 2015 death of William Lee Coppage.

During the brief sentencing hearing, Jones, 25, apologized for his cousin's death and said the incident still sticks with him.

"This tragedy has really haunted me," Jones said.

Prosecutors charged Jones, 25, with second-degree murder and felony firearm after police were called to the 1800 block of Barks Street about 6:15 p.m. March 13, 2015, and found Coppage had been shot.

The charges were reduced as part of a plea agreement.

Coppage's 15-year-old sister testified previously during a preliminary exam that she and her three brothers were outside playing when Jones arrived at their home.

She said Jones played basketball and wrestled with Coppage prior to the shooting. Jones then retrieved the gun to show it to the girl's aunt, who lived next door.

The girl said she and Coppage were standing near the porch when she heard a gunshot.

After being hit, Coppage went onto the home's porch and collapsed.

Family members tried to help Coppage as they waited for emergency responders to arrive. Jones also went onto the porch to see to his young cousin.

"He was telling William to breathe," the girl said.

Jones admitted to mishandling the firearm, inadvertently shooting his cousin. Prosecutors agreed.

"It's very, very painful for him," Jones attorney, Frank J. Manley said.

The plea agreement with prosecutors calls for the charge to be reduced to reckless discharge of a firearm causing death if he successfully completes probation.

Coppage's family did not speak at the sentencing. A term of Jones' probation calls for him to not interact with Coppage's family, which he used to live next to.

Manley said his client would attempt to move out of state and live with relatives.

He had no criminal record and possessed a concealed pistol license at the time of the shooting.