Seventeen-year-old Briana Soto was strolling residence from her job at McDonald’s final March when she was shot and killed simply steps from her Lengthy Seaside residence. Now, her killer will spend the remainder of his life behind bars.
On Thursday, Troy Lamar Fox, 34, obtained a sentence of 358 years to life for the first-degree homicide of Soto and the tried homicide of 4 others in a separate taking pictures two weeks later.
Fox shot the highschool senior as she approached her residence at eleventh Avenue and Lewis Avenue round 8:30 p.m. on March 26, 2024. She died in a hospital three days later, prosecutors mentioned.
Then, on April 9, Fox exited a automotive holding a rifle and opened hearth on one other automobile carrying 4 minors close to Pine Avenue and 14th Avenue in Lengthy Seaside, prosecutors mentioned. The minors survived the assault, however the taking pictures resulted in tried homicide costs towards Fox.
Six months after Soto was attacked, Fox was arrested in connection to her killing. Authorities mentioned they pursued DNA and video and cellphone proof to determine Fox, who they found was already in Los Angeles County sheriff’s custody on an unrelated weapons violation.
Exterior a court docket listening to final October, Soto’s mom, Ana, mentioned she needed one factor, “that justice be accomplished for her, that’s what I ask,” based on reporting from the Lengthy Seaside Submit.
Fox has a protracted legal report. He was convicted of constructing legal threats in 2013; was convicted for grand theft in 2015, 2017 and 2018; and was convicted of economic housebreaking in 2019, based on court docket information.
In March, a jury discovered Fox responsible of 1 county of homicide, 4 counts of tried homicide, and two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
“Briana Soto had her entire life forward of her — she was preparing for her promenade, her 18th birthday, and commencement,” L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman mentioned in a press release Thursday. “Right now’s sentence ensures the one that stole her future won’t ever be free to hurt one other harmless individual. Whereas this punishment can’t undo the ache he brought on, it’s a step towards justice for Briana, her family members and our neighborhood.”
