By Associated Press - Tuesday, April 9, 2019

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - An Omaha man has been sentenced to life in prison for the August 2015 killing of a fellow gang member.

The Omaha World-Herald reports that 29-year-old Marcus Short was sentenced Tuesday for the August 2015 shooting death of 19-year-old Garion Johnson outside Johnson’s girlfriend’s house.

A co-defendant, Preston Pope, was sentenced to life in prison in November for Johnson’s death. He also received another life sentence for the shooting death of 23-year-old DePrecia Neelon, who was killed two days before Johnson. Short was also charged in Neelon’s death, but was acquitted by a jury.

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Information from: Omaha World-Herald, http://www.omaha.com

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