A Baltimore man was sentenced to life in prison this week for the stray-bullet shooting of a 13-year-old girl that took place just two weeks after he got out of federal custody.
Tavon Battle, 36, was convicted of first-degree murder in November in connection with the fatal shooting of Kelsey Washington on Nov. 7, 2022, CBS News reported .
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The teen was shot in the head when Battle opened fire on a crowded corner in East Baltimore, though officials previously noted that the young girl was not his intended target, the Baltimore Sun explained .
Battle – who was released on probation from federal custody related to an armed robbery less than two weeks before the incident – fired at a car and was “probably intending to shoot who was in the vehicle,” but instead hit Washington, then-Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said in 2022.
Battle was also convicted of attempted first-degree murder in connection with the injury of another bystander who was shot but survived his injuries, according to the Baltimore Sun.