Man sentenced for Taylorsville shooting that paralyzed woman

  • Faalae So’o was sentenced to five years to life in prison for a 2020 shooting.
  • The shooting paralyzed a woman; So’o pleaded guilty to one felony charge.

SALT LAKE CITY — A Taylorsville man was sentenced to five years to life in prison for his involvement in a shooting that paralyzed a woman in 2020.

Faalae So’o, 42, was sentenced Tuesday in the 3rd District Court for felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, a first-degree felony. He was initially charged with eight counts of felony discharge of a firearm, but the seven other counts were dropped as he pleaded guilty to the first charge.

So’o fired eight shots toward the back of a vehicle at 3739 Baneberry Way just before 1 a.m., according to court documents…

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