CA- USC student killed in off-campus robbery attempt

[JoeFromLB]

USC student, son of Oakland City Council member, killed in off-campus robbery attempt

LOS ANGELES -- A student who is the son of an Oakland, California, city councilwoman was shot and killed in what might have been a robbery attempt near the University of Southern California campus, officials said.

Victor McElhaney, who was studying at USC's Thornton School of Music, was killed shortly after midnight Sunday about a mile from the campus, USC Annenberg Media reported.

McElhaney, 21, is the son of Oakland Councilwoman Lynette Gibson McElhaney, Zachary Wald, the councilwoman's chief of staff, told the Los Angeles Times.

 

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“[Victor’s] life was cut short by an act of pure violence,” Hochman said in a news release Monday, adding that the no-contest plea will ensure his killer will “face the consequences of his actions.”

Hernandez, who also admitted to using a gun in the crime, is expected to be sentenced in April. Hochman said his office would seek a sentence of 35 years to life in prison.

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/man-pleads-no-contest-in-2019-killing-of-usc-music-student/

 

[JoeFromLB]

It took five years...about right for California. Thanks for the update.
Good to hear, though, that he will go away for a long time, but what a tragedy. Another decent young person taken cruelly away by a worthless gangster.