A jury in Long Beach today found a man guilty of murder for shooting a 17-year-old Poly High School student to death for reasons that remain a mystery.
Long Beach resident Troy Lamar Fox, 34, now faces over 100 years to life in prison at an upcoming sentencing hearing, according to prosecutors.
Briana Soto, who was described as a cheerful and upbeat student, had just clocked out of her job at McDonald’s and was walking home when she was fatally shot near the intersection of 11th Street and Lewis Avenue at about 8:22 p.m. on March 26, 2024, prosecutors said. She was so close to home at the time that her mother heard the shots, according to police…