Mom of 3 shot dead before she could celebrate her son’s 8th birthday after street fight broke out nearby as she was on sidewalk

A man has learned his fate for fatally shooting a mother of three when a fight erupted outside an Oregon bar and he aimed his weapon at someone else.

William Watson, 34, was originally charged with murder in the second degree in the death of 26-year-old Cali Bolden, the Portland Police Bureau announced. He also faced two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, two counts of felon in possession of a firearm, two counts of attempted murder in the second degree, and two counts of assault in the second degree with a firearm.

On Monday, the defendant pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter, felon in possession of a firearm, and attempted first-degree assault with a firearm, local CBS affiliate KOIN reported. He was sentenced to 22 years in prison with credit for time served…

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