— Two suspects who had faced charges in connection with a fatal shooting two years ago of a Durham man on Thursday were given suspended sentences after they provided evidence to convict the trigger man.

Kenneth Gibbs and Monet Wise both pleaded guilty to attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery in the early morning death of Bernabe Dubon, who was found dead near the intersection of Fidelity Drive and Fiske Street in June 2017.

The pair received a two-year suspended sentence with supervised probation, meaning they will not serve time in prison provided they don't violate the terms of their probation.

Law enforcement officials said Dubon, 62, was killed during a robbery attempt gone awry.

Khalil Knight, 24, was convicted of murder last summer after pleading guilty to second-degree murder. He was ordered to spend up to 23 years in prison.

Prosecutor Kendra Montgomery-Blinn said in court Thursday that Knight was the shooter and Gibbs and Wise were in the car around the corner and didn’t even know the shooting had occurred until later.

Montgomery-Blinn said the three were out doing drugs and needed gas money so they decided to rob someone.

That's when they found Dubon about 8:30 a.m. while he was walking to a nearby store to send money to his relatives in Guatemala. After he was shot, he was rushed for treatment to a local hospital, where he died.

Prosecutors said they offered a deal to Gibbs and Wise because they cooperated with investigators and also because of other mitigating circumstances, including that both currently have jobs and work to support their families.

Prosecutors say neither was present for the murder nor aware of the murder until they were arrested and police told them about it.

"Ms. Wise chose truth, and she chose it immediately and without hesitation," Montgomery-Blinn said. "She has completely and fully cooperated."

John Griffin III, the lawyer for Gibbs, said his client was remorseful.

"He was regretful and sorry he couldn’t have prevented it,” Griffin said.