A Minneapolis man was sentenced Tuesday to 25.5 years for shooting and killing a man who got involved in a fight with his mother.
Michael Garrett, 23, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree intentional murder on April 28. An autopsy showed that the victim, Dijon Legore-Banks, had been shot eight times.
“Dijon’s loved ones are in my thoughts as our prosecution comes to an end,” Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said. “Mr. Garrett involved himself in an altercation and escalated it needlessly by restoring to extreme violence. Today’s sentence holds him accountable and protects our community.”…