San Diego
A 17-year-old boy was sentenced Friday to 25 years to life for killing another teen-ager in a drive-by shooting last year.
DeShawn Stallsworth, who was 16 when he shot and killed Armando Bracamontes, 16, in the head, was tried as an adult.
Superior Court Judge Jesus Rodriguez recommended that Stallsworth begin serving his term with the California Youth Authority and be transferred to an adult prison when he turns 25.
Deputy Dist. Atty. Gloria Michaels called the Aug. 8, 1989, murder on Wunderlin Avenue “an incredible, senseless and stupid killing.”
Michaels said Stallsworth had planned to rob a nearby house, but the occupants weren’t home. He then saw a group of young people nearby, who included Bracamontes, staring at him.
“They just looked at the defendant wrong,” said the prosecutor.
Stallsworth shot repeatedly into the crowd, also wounding David Sanchez, 21, in the leg, said Michaels.
Another teen-ager with Stallsworth during the shooting went on trial in February, but was acquitted by a jury.
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