Man convicted in 2021 Carmichael shooting sentenced to 61 years to life
A man convicted in the deadly 2021 shooting in a Carmichael has been sentenced to 61 years to life in prison, the District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday.
Sacramento Superior Court Judge Ernest Sawtelle handed down the sentence to Larell Weathers, 39, after a jury convicted him on April 7 of second-degree murder, shooting at an inhabited house, and possessing a firearm as a felon in the fatal shooting of Marcellus Cory Baker-Lee on June 21, 2021.
According to the District Attorney’s Office, Weathers was armed with a loaded gun when he went to a Carmichael apartment to confront a man in a dispute with his sister on the day of the shooting. Weathers forced the man to sit outside the apartment on a bench. When Baker-Lee began to open the front door from inside the apartment, Weathers shot at it, killing him.
Weathers fled the scene and the firearm used in Baker-Lee’s killing was never recovered.
The jury found true allegations that Weathers had used a firearm causing death and faced a prior conviction for residential burglary. They also determined two true aggravating factors in the case, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
The District Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
