Source: U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Barron / Wikimedia Commons
A man formerly residing in Portsmouth was sentenced Friday to 23 years in prison for a shooting that tore through an ugly sweater Christmas party in December 2023, killing one guest and wounding two others, including a man in a wheelchair. Marquise Bunn received a 43-year sentence with 20 years suspended, leaving him with 23 years to serve after a jury convicted him in June of second-degree murder and use of a firearm.
According to WAVY-TV, Bunn was found guilty after a four-day jury trial on June 1. The station reports Bunn attended the party as the host’s cousin, arriving with his girlfriend, Carmen Prescott, and his sister. Bunn’s case was also covered by WTKR, which described it as a triple shooting tied to the same Christmas gathering…