A 21-year-old man will spend the rest of his life in prison in connection to an Easter Sunday shooting last year in Montgomery County, authorities announced.
Baltimore resident Kaleab Berhanu was found guilty earlier this year following a six-day trial for his role in the murder of 20-year-old Carlos Carter, who was gunned down while he slept last year.
The Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office announced on Monday that he has been sentenced by a judge to two consecutive life sentences plus 20 years for the fatal shooting.
According to court documents, in the early morning hours of April 9, 2023, Berhanu broke into Carter’s family home in the 11000 block of Old Columbia Pike in Silver Spring and shot him multiple times, killing him while his mother and siblings were nearby.
At approximately 3:22 a.m. on Sunday, April 9, 2023, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to assist Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service personnel at the home following reports of the shooting.