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News.com.au
04-08-2025
- News.com.au
Long Island teenager murdered after Macca's shift
A man has been sentenced to 358 years behind bars for murdering a 17-year-old on her way home from work. Briana Soto had finished her shift at McDonald's and was walking home on March 26, 2024. The 17-year-old was just steps from her house in Long Island, United States, when she was shot by Troy Lamar Fox. Ana Morales, Ms Soto's mother, had just hung up the phone with her daughter when she heard gunshots. Ms Morales called her daughter back immediately but a man answered instead, CBS reported. Ms Soto died three days later in hospital, the LA Times reported. Police said there appeared to be no connection between Ms Soto and her killer, who attempted to kill four people more two weeks later. Six months after she was murdered, Fox was arrested. Police had video and phone evidence to identify Fox, as well as DNA evidence. Fox, 34, was already in police custody for an unrelated weapons charge when he was arrested for gunning down Ms Soto. During the trial, there was no evidence given for motive. The trial hinged on DNA evidence and Fox's ex-girlfriend identifying him from security camera clips near the shooting, Long Beach Post reported. Fox also faced charges for attempted murder. On April 9, two weeks after he murdered Ms Soto, Fox opened fire on a car that had four people under 18 inside. Everyone survived. Fox was found guilty of one count of murder, four counts of attempted murder and two counts of being a felon in possession of a fire arm. Last week, he was sentenced to 358 years in prison. 'Briana Soto had her whole life ahead of her — she was getting ready for her prom, her 18th birthday, and graduation, Nathan Hochman, the district attorney, said, according to ABC 7. 'While this punishment cannot undo the pain he caused, it is a step toward justice for Briana, her loved ones, and our community.' Ms Morales said last October that all she wanted was justice for her daughter. Fox had a long criminal history that dated back all the way to 2013. It included criminal threats, grand theft, felony burglary and commercial burglary.
Daily Mail
03-08-2025
- Daily Mail
Beautiful 17-year-old girl's killer learns his fate after gunning her down steps from her home
The man who was accused of murdering a 17-year-old Long Beach girl who was walking home from her job at McDonald's has been sentenced to 358 years to life in prison. Troy Lamar Fox, 34, was convicted in March of first-degree murder for the killing of Briana Soto, a student who was gunned down just steps from her home. The jury also convicted him of four counts of attempted murder in a separate shooting on April 9, 2024, in which he opened fire on a car carrying four minors, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced Thursday. 'Briana Soto had her whole life ahead of her - she was getting ready for her prom, her 18th birthday, and graduation,' Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said. 'Today's sentence ensures the person who stole her future will never be free to harm another innocent person. While this punishment cannot undo the pain he caused, it is a step toward justice for Briana, her loved ones, and our community.' Lamar Fox was already in custody for an unrelated weapons violation when he was identified by Long Beach Police as the suspect who fatally shot Soto as she walked home from work. Soto was just outside her family's home on the evening of March 26 around 8:30pm when she was shot while on the phone with her mother. The teen's family heard the gunshots outside their home - rushing her to the hospital where she eventually succumbed to her injuries three days later. The suspect was caught on security footage moments after the shooting dressed in dark clothing with a mask covering his face. Long Beach Police investigated DNA, video and cell phone evidence before identifying Fox as the suspect who is believed to be involved in two other incidents on April 9 and July 7. On April 9, officers responded to a shots-fired call where a suspect, believed to be Fox, discharged a firearm in the direction of three juveniles and one adult in a vehicle. On July 7, cops arrived on the scene after a report of firearms inside of a vehicle. During the incident, officers located Fox and a juvenile suspect and later learned they were both prohibited possessors. Two firearms were recovered on the suspects and four firearms were recovered from the vehicle. Fox had an outstanding warrant for his arrest issued in November 2023 for violation of his parole terms. Following investigation into Soto's case, on September 11, detectives presented evidence to a Los Angeles Superior Court Judge and obtained an arrest warrant for Fox for the murder of the Long Beach teen. On September 13, cops took custody of Fox from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and booked him into the Long Beach City Jail. Police have not yet disclosed a motive behind the shootings.
CBS News
31-07-2025
- CBS News
LA County man faces 350 years in prison for murdering teen and shooting at 4 others
A Los Angeles County court sentenced a 34-year-old man to spend the rest of his life in prison for killing a 17-year-old girl outside her Long Beach home and shooting at four other teenagers last year. In March, a jury found Troy Lamar Fox guilty of first-degree murder and four counts of attempted murder. The charges carried a sentence of 358 years to life in prison, which was imposed on July 31. Fox has prior convictions for attempted robbery and making criminal threats, according to the LA County District Attorney's Office. Fox shot and killed 17-year-old Briana Soto outside her home on March 26, 2024. Prosecutors said she was walking home from work. Soto's mother Ana Morales said she had just gotten off the phone with Briana when she heard gunshots outside their Long Beach home. When she called her daughter back on the phone, a man answered, but she could not understand his English. The Long Beach Police Department said they found DNA evidence and footage that tied fox to Soto's death. "Briana Soto had her whole life ahead of her — she was getting ready for her prom, her 18th birthday, and graduation," District Attorney Nathan Hochman said. "While this punishment cannot undo the pain he caused, it is a step toward justice for Briana, her loved ones, and our community." Prosecutors said Fox shot at four more teens two weeks later. The teens survived. Three months after shooting at the four teens, police arrested Fox after witnesses spotted firearms inside his car. Investigators recovered six firearms during the arrest..
