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Man pleads guilty in 2021 Charlotte shooting that killed 3-year-old boy

CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — More than four years after a shooting that killed a 3-year-old boy, one of the men charged in the case has pleaded guilty in court.

On Thursday, October 16, Jacob Lanier pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the September 2021 drive-by shooting that left 3-year-old Asiah Figueroa dead and his 4-year-old sister injured.

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A judge sentenced Lanier to serve between 18 and 22.5 years in prison for the murder charge, and an additional sentence of about 10 to 13.5 years for conspiracy. The two sentences will run concurrently, meaning he will serve them at the same time, according to court records.

All other charges against him were dropped as part of the plea deal.

On Sept. 8, 2021, more than 150 rounds were fired into a home on Richard Rozzelle Drive in northwest Charlotte. At the time, 11 people, including several children, were inside.

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