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2 Men Sentenced for Stray Bullet That Killed 5-Year-Old Omaha Girl

gavel-and-scaleOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Two men have been sentenced after pleading no contest to conspiracy to commit first-degree murder for their roles in the killing of a 5-year-old Omaha girl.

24-year old Adonus R. Moses and 22-year-old Jacob Brown were sentenced Monday to eight years and six years in prison, respectively, on charges related to the shooting death of Payton Benson.

Benson was struck and killed by a stray bullet that went through the wall of her home when authorities say a group of men opened fire on Jan. 15, 2014, on someone they believed was a rival gang member. A deputy prosecutor for the Douglas County Attorney’s Office said the suspects’ cooperation was instrumental in solving the case and convicting two others for their roles in the slaying.

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