INDIANAPOLIS — Three people were sentenced to more than 100 years each about a month after a jury convicted them for killing a man in Indianapolis in May 2020.
Alijah Jones was sentenced to 164 years, Marcus Anderson to 164 years and Nakeyah Shields to 108 years by a judge, according to WXIN.
Jones, Anderson and Shields were each sentenced for their involvement in the shooting death of Chris Beaty in May 2020, The Associated Press reported.
Beaty, a former Indiana University football player was shot and killed in Indianapolis while he was walking through an alley by his apartment. the shooting happened during unrest following the murder of George Floyd.
The three were found guilty of Beaty’s murder last month, WXIN reported.
Jones was found guilty of one count of murder plus eight counts of armed robbery, the news outlet reported. Anderson was found guilty of two counts of murder and eight counts of armed robbery. Shields was found guilty of one count of murder plus seven counts of armed robbery.
Anderson, Jones, and Shields were identified by police through video footage, WXIN reported. An additional suspect who was identified as Dorian Murrell, was shot and killed hours later and a fifth suspect has not been identified.
“Chris tragically lost his life while caring for others and his city,” Marion County prosecutor Ryan Mears said in a statement obtained by the AP.
Jones, Anderson, and Shields said they are all planning to appeal their convictions, according to the AP.