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🌱 Cypress resident gets 144-years-to-life in fatal Long Beach child shooting

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  • Cypress resident gets 144-years-to-life in fatal Long Beach child shooting

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• Cypress man gets 144 years to life for fatal shooting in Long Beach of 12-year-old boy (pasadenastarnews.com) — A 24-year-old man from Cypress has been sentenced to 144 years to life in prison for a 2023 Long Beach shooting that killed a 12-year-old boy and injured a teenage girl. The court heard emotional statements from the surviving girls and the victim's grandmother, while the defendant apologized and described his actions as impulsive and inexcusable. The case involved gang retaliation, prior violence, and a cooperating co-defendant who received a six-year term.
   

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