A late-night house party in San Diego’s Talmadge neighborhood ended with a teenager’s life permanently altered and, now, a decades-long prison term for the man who pulled the trigger. Yesterday, a judge sentenced 21-year-old Juan Diaz Velazco to 24 years in state prison for a shooting that left Lincoln High School cheerleader Brianna Wallace paralyzed from the waist down.
Wallace was 17 when she was struck on Oct. 28, 2023. Now 19, she came to court with her mother and aunt, continuing to juggle intensive therapy with her schoolwork as the case that reshaped her life reached its conclusion.
Sentence and charges
According to The San Diego Union-Tribune, Diaz Velazco admitted to attempted murder and assault with a semiautomatic firearm, causing…..