Northwest Fresno killer sentenced to 34 years in prison for murder of Lavale Vean

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- As a Fresno slayer heads to authorities prison, his victim's girl is inactive reeling successful pain.

"My begetter was taken from america successful a violent, senseless enactment that everlastingly changed the people of my life," Karina Ramos said successful tribunal connected Wednesday.

She remembered her father, Roberto, for 40 minutes arsenic she spoke astir the interaction helium had, and the emotion helium shared.

"My begetter ne'er turned anybody away," Ramos said. "He was a antheral of heavy integrity."

Roberto was an guiltless unfortunate who was with his lad successful 2017 erstwhile helium mislaid his beingness to Lavale Vean.

Prosecutors accidental Vean meant to termination Roberto's son, perchance implicit a quality from years earlier. The bullets alternatively killed Roberto.

"Mr. Vean placed himself successful that situation, and it is bittersweet for everybody involved," Fresno County authoritative Samantha Dukes said.

Vean denied the allegations for years, saying the bullets came from different gun.

But with a proceedings days distant this spring, Vean pleaded nary contention to murder...

"He does judge responsibility," defence lawyer Miles Harris said. "And helium is atrocious for his actions."

Vean volition present walk 34 years successful prison. The justice was not swayed by the missive helium wrote.

"Not a azygous connection successful this missive that you've submitted to this tribunal has thing to bash with however atrocious you consciousness for that radical of radical sitting connected the close of this courtroom," Fresno County Superior Court Presiding Judge Houry Sanderson said.

Action News has learned Vean utilized his missive to inquire for a situation duty adjacent to home.

Judge Sanderson said his lodging determination is up to the authorities Department of Corrections.

She urged Vean, who is 28, to reflect.

"I surely anticipation for your involvement that you marque amended choices portion you are incarcerated and erstwhile you are released someday, galore years down the road," Sanderson said.

She past offered a last connection to the much than 30 of the victim's loved ones who were successful the courtroom.

"You tin spot him successful your children (and) your grandchildren someday, and helium is portion of each of you," Judge Sanderson said.

Vean is considered a youthful offender, which could interaction his parole presumption down the road.

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