A man who shot a woman ten times in the back while on pretrial release for a gun case in 2021 has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.
Prosecutors said 31-year-old Karon Brunt opened fire on the 28-year-old woman in the early morning hours of May 23, 2021, in the 7300 block of South Prairie Avenue. Brunt, who had two prior felony gun convictions and was on release for yet another firearm case, joined a group of people socializing in the area around 1:30 a.m.
The woman noticed a gun in Brunt’s waistband and began walking toward her car while recording a Snapchat video, according to prosecutors. As she got into the vehicle, Brunt pulled out his weapon and shot her ten times from behind…