Woman Sentenced to 50 Years to Life in Prison for Male Friend's Shooting Death in South Bay

COMPTON, CA - A 30-year-old woman was sentenced Monday to 50 years to life in prison for fatally shooting a male friend in Carson last summer.

Vershonda Charisse Sneed was convicted May 12 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.

A charge of being an accessory after the fact was dismissed against co- defendant Tyshonda Marie Powell after jurors deadlocked and told the judge they were unable to reach a verdict. Prosecutors had alleged that Powell, Sneed's girlfriend, was with Sneed as she waited for King.

— City News Service, photo via Shutterstock