Lakrisha Isaac, 33, has been sentenced to 5 years in jail for her involvement in the fatal shooting of Lashun Rodgers, 41, during a barbecue in Orlando, Florida, in May 2022.
This sentencing regarding the shocking incident where Isaac’s 10-year-old daughter pulled the trigger, ending Rodgers’ life.
As per to reports from ClickOrlando, WESH, and the Orlando Sentinel, the confrontation between Isaac and Rodgers escalated rapidly.
Both women lived at the Jernigan Garden Apartments in Orlando.
The Orlando Sentinel informed that the Memorial Day altercation was sparked by a internet post made by Rodgers.
During the ensuing fight, Lakrisha Isaac handed her daughter a backpack containing a gun.
The young girl then used the weapon to shoot Rodgers in the head, caused in her death.
Lashun’s boyfriend asserted he heard the girl shout, ”She shouldn’t have hit my momma.”
Isaac was charged with four felony counts, additionally involuntary manslaughter and child neglect.
As part of a plea deal with prosecutors, she pleaded no contest in May 2024.
This deal significantly reduced her potential sentence from the maximum 20 years to 5 years in prison.
She will also receive a 128-day credit toward her sentence for the days she’s already spent in jail.
In spite of the legal resolution, the victim’s family expressed their dissatisfaction with the sentence.
“The slap on the wrist and the pat on the back that the court has given you today is not okay,” Sharetta Rodgers, the victim’s sister, said in court, as per to the Sentinel.
“It’s not okay to take a life and this is not justified. And this is not verdict for Lashun Rodgers.”