Life sentence recommended for man convicted of 2019 New Year’s Day killing

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — The man convicted of shooting and killing an 18-year-old on New Year’s Day in 2019 was recommended for life in prison on Tuesday.

A jury made the recommendation, which was confirmed to CBS12 by St. Lucie County Judge Robert Meadows, in the case of Amir Tafari Muhammad.

Muhammad was convicted of the 2019 crime on Friday, February 27. He was found guilty of first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon…

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