Woman Convicted in Male Friend's Shooting Death in Carson

COMPTON, CA - A 30-year-old woman was convicted Thursday of fatally shooting a male friend in Carson last summer.

Jurors deliberated for about a day before finding Vershonda Charisse Sneed guilty of first-degree murder for the June 25, 2015, killing of Bobby King.

Sneed and the 34-year-old victim had been very good friends, but tension had developed between the two, according to Deputy District Attorney Shannon Cooley.

Sneed went to a friend's home, then shot King eight times as he arrived at the house, according to the prosecutor. King died at a hospital, and Sneed was arrested the same day.

She is facing up to 50 years to life in state prison, with sentencing set for June 17 at the Compton courthouse.

--City News Service, photo via Shutterstock