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Court records show Horace Smith, 45, was sentenced Thursday to life at hard labor with credit for time served.
2016 nightclub shooting
Smith was convicted in January for the Oct. 23, 2016, shooting at a nightclub on N. Foster Drive that left Christopher Edwards dead and a woman injured. According to police, security footage showed Smith and his brother, Mack Smith, 46, in a verbal confrontation with Edwards inside the nightclub before the shooting.
Authorities say the Smith brothers were removed from the club by security but later confronted Edwards outside as he was leaving. Edwards was fatally shot, and the suspects were seen fleeing the scene while holding guns, according to an arrest warrant.
Co-defendant awaits trial
Mack Smith, who was also charged in connection to the shooting, is scheduled to go to trial on May 19. He has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, court records show.
Sentencing details
During Thursday’s sentencing hearing, the victim’s family gave a statement, which was read into the record by Assistant District Attorney Schyler Brooks.
Smith was advised of his right to post-conviction relief within two years and was informed that any motion to reconsider his sentence must be filed within 30 days.
The court ordered the life sentence to be served without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension.
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