Man sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder of son’s friend [Video]

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Post date August 27, 2024

Witnesses told police they saw Louzell Davis Jr. shoot 14-year-old Jacob Ashford on the front porch of a home in the 5300 block of Northland Avenue on Dec. 3.

ST. LOUIS — A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting and killing his son’s friend in 2022.

Louzell Davis Jr., 34, pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with the shooting death of Jacob Ashford, a press release from the 22nd Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri said. Prosecutors struck a deal with Davis, reducing the charge from first-degree murder to second-degree murder in exchange for a guilty plea.

Witnesses told police they saw Davis shoot Ashford on the front porch of a home in the 5300 block of Northland Avenue on Dec. 3.

Prosecutors said Davis Jr. went to the home a day after his son was killed while trying to steal a car with Jacob …