SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Sacramento man is facing life in prison after he was found guilty of killing a 9-year-old girl.
According to the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office, a jury convicted Laise Hands in the Oct. 2020 killing of 9-year-old Makaylah Brent.
Hands was convicted of murder, attempted murder, assault with a semi-automatic weapon and felon in possession of a firearm.
Brent was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting while playing at Mama Marks Park in North Sacramento.
Investigators say Hands got out of the car and fired his gun nine times at the park to kill a rival gang member. Instead, he shot Brent, who died instantly.
Three other people were injured in the shooting, including a 7-year-old.
Hands is facing 144 years to life in person. His sentencing will take place May 5.
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