Victim's family forgives Fresno man who fired deadly stray bullet after he apologizes in court

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A moving speech played retired astatine the Fresno County Courthouse Friday arsenic a widow came face-to-face with the antheral convicted of sidesplitting her hubby past year.

"Before anything, I forgive him," Leticia Ramirez said done a Spanish interpreter.

She added that Kevin King should present inquire for forgiveness from God for the shooting decease of Victor Becerra.

King stood with his lawyer arsenic Ramirez told the justice astir the spread King ripped done her family.

"(He was) a large begetter (and a) fantastic gramps to my granddaughter," Ramirez said.

Becerra was holding his granddaughter erstwhile a slug pierced done the partition of his flat and deed him successful his temple.

Prosecutors accidental King fired the deadly changeable from wrong his portion that shared a partition with Becerra's apartment.

The melodramatic country unfolded adjacent Blythe Avenue and Austin Way successful Fresno County successful January 2023.

"It's conscionable a very, precise tragic case," Judge Mark Cullers said.

King was connected the escaped for more than six months aft the shooting.

Sheriff's deputies arrested him successful Oklahoma and extradited him to Fresno.

At first, King denied each six charges against him, and the lawsuit appeared acceptable for trial.

But successful August, King pleaded nary contention to involuntary manslaughter and having an battle weapon.

On Friday, helium offered an apology altogether.

"I conscionable wanted to apologize to the household and fto you each cognize that I'm precise atrocious for what has happened," King said.

"I privation nary of this ever happened. You didn't merit this."

It was King's last accidental for remorse earlier the justice sentenced him.

As Action News archetypal reported successful September, Judge Cullers has been contemplating the lawsuit for months.

King volition present service 5 years and 4 months successful authorities prison.

"I don't deliberation there's truly immoderate condemnation that I tin springiness that will, arsenic you heard, repair this family," Judge Cullers said.

King's defence attorney, Miles Harris, told Action News the full incidental was a "mistake" that happened portion King was cleaning his gun.

The victim's household says King was a antecedently convicted felon, which made it amerciable for him to person a gun.

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