Today, a Palm Beach County judge sentenced Larry Darnell Young to the maximum of 30 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of manslaughter with a firearm in the death of a 16-year-old girl, State Attorney Alexcia Cox announces.

Evidence presented during trial showed that on Dec. 10, 2021, Young fired shots toward people involved in a verbal dispute in the 500 block of 17th Street in West Palm Beach. The victim, who was not involved in the confrontation, was sitting in the back seat of a car parked nearby when she was struck by gunfire and died.

The court sentenced Young as a Prison Release Reoffender because he committed the violent felony within three years of his release from state prison. Under Florida law, he must serve the 30-year sentence day for day without gain time.

Assistant State Attorneys Crystal Ganpath-Freed and Diva Casas prosecuted the case.