The Brief
- Three men were sentenced to lengthy prison terms for the fatal shooting of security guard and former police officer Kevin Nishita in Oakland in 2021.
- Laron Gilbert received 30 years to life for first-degree murder, while two accomplices were each sentenced to 25 years after pleading no contest to robbery.
- Nishita’s widow spoke in court, describing the lasting impact of his death and vowing to attend future parole hearings.
OAKLAND, Calif. – Three men convicted in the killing of Kevin Nishita were sentenced Tuesday and will spend decades in prison.
The defendants accepted plea deals in the death of Nishita back in February. Nishita, a retired police officer, was shot and killed in November 2021 while working as a security guard protecting a television news reporter in Oakland.
Plea deals and sentences
What we know:
Laron Gilbert, 31, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison.…