Article 6NCCW Man who killed unhoused woman with pellet gun gets five years in prison: ‘Her life mattered’

Man who killed unhoused woman with pellet gun gets five years in prison: ‘Her life mattered’

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Sam Levin in Los Angeles
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William Innes, 19, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in 2023 death of Annette Pershal in San Diego

A 19-year-old who fatally shot an unhoused woman with a pellet gun in southern California was sentenced to five years and eight months in state prison on Thursday.

William Innes pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the killing last May of Annette Pershal, 68, who was living on the streets of San Diego and nicknamed Granny Annie". The case sparked national outrage after prosecutors reported that Innes had texted a group chat saying he was going hobo hunting".

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