Tristan Jackson, a teen boy behind one of the worst-ever mass shootings in Baltimore has been sentenced to ten years in prison.
Jackson was involved in the ‘Brooklyn Day’ massacre which claimed the lives of two people while 28 got injured during a block party in the Brooklyn Homes area of the city in 2023.
Last month, he pleaded guilty to four charges including second-degree assault, use of a firearm in a crime of violence, conspiracy to commit first-degree assault, and a minor in possession of a firearm, per Fox Baltimore.
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Tristan Jackson was sentenced to 45 years in jail, with all but 10 years suspended as part of a plea deal, and will be eligible for parole after he serves the first five years.
Initially, the state had sought a 50-year sentence suspended to 12 years.
18-year-old Aaliyah Gonzalez and 20-year-old Kylis Fagbemi were killed when gunfire erupted at the party on July 2, 2023.
Many people around got injured, including 15 minors, some of whom were as young as 13.
Jackson is a part of five juveniles who were charged in relation to the mass shooting, yet none of the suspects are facing murder charges.
20-year-old Aaron Brown previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit first-degree murder for his involvement in the shooting, as well as attempted first-degree murder and firearm use related to a different incident.
Brown was handed a 60-year sentence with all but 12 suspended, and three other juveniles also pleaded guilty but were offered plea deals last May.
For an event that day called ‘Brooklyn Day’ were hundreds of people in the area.
Footage showed the moment revelers fled the block party in the Maryland city during the early hours of the morning.
Surveillance footage given to CBS by the Baltimore Police Department portrayed dozens of people running for their lives after shots were fired at 800 Gretna Court in the Brooklyn Homes neighborhood around 12:30 am.
According to investigators, 14 teenage girls were also injured in the incident – one 13-year-old, one 14-year-old, two girls aged 15, three aged 16, two aged 17, two 18, and three 19.
Cops added that nine teenage boys suffered injuries – one 13-year-old, one 15-year-old, two aged 16, two 17, and three 18.
Also, three women – aged 20, 23, and 32 – and two men – aged 22 and 31 – were wounded in the shooting, per Daily Mail.
The gunmen fled the scene immediately after the shooting and an $8,000 reward was offered for information on their whereabouts.
