A Jackson County judge sentenced William Deandre-Kashawn Smith to life in prison without parole for the premeditated murder of Shi'Ana Gittens. The shooting occurred in January 2024 inside a home in Vandercook Lake, Michigan.
Smith, 36, was convicted in April by a jury on one count of first-degree premeditated murder. On Thursday, Judge John McBain imposed the sentence and addressed the defendant directly during the hearing.
An Indiana woman has been sentenced to 10 to 30 years in prison for her involvement in the 2023 killing of her former partner in Michigan.
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A Hamilton County judge sentenced Domynic Elahee to 21 years to life in prison on Monday for the 2025 shooting death of 18-year-old Jaeden Smith. The conviction followed a jury trial last month on charges of murder and felonious assault.
A 20-year-old Pennsylvania man was sentenced Thursday to 22 to 44 years in prison for the third-degree murder of his pregnant girlfriend.
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A 24-year-old woman in Alabama has received a life sentence without parole for fatally shooting a pregnant woman in 2023. Prosecutors had sought the death penalty in the case.