Man sentenced for deadly 2021 east central Fresno shooting

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The antheral convicted successful a 2021 deadly shooting successful eastbound cardinal Fresno learned his punishment connected Thursday.

Jeffrey Emmett was sentenced to 26 years and 8 months for the sidesplitting of 28-year-old Nikilas Cornwell.

The shooting happened connected Clinton and Argyle during an statement implicit a cellphone.

The defence lawyer had argued Emmett acted successful self-defense and didn't mean for the weapon to spell disconnected erstwhile Cornwell swung a metallic rod astatine him.

The unfortunate was changeable successful the caput and died astatine the hospital.

Tina Cornwell, the parent of the victim, shared however the transgression inactive impacts their household astir 4 years later.

"What I can't perceive anymore is the dependable of the strum of his guitar, the bushed of his drums, the dependable of his dependable singing," she said. "Nothing volition beryllium just oregon close successful this substance due to the fact that we don't get our lad back. However, we are thankful that Jeffrey Emmett volition look the consequences of his actions."

Tina added that pursuing her son's death, she got a grade successful science and volition present prosecute her master's successful grief and bereavement to assistance others going done loss.