SNOHOMISH COUNTY -- A judge sentenced Erick Walker to more than 90 years in prison for the death of 15-year-old Molly Conley Tuesday.
Conley was fatally shot on her birthday as she walked with friends along a Lake Stevens road in 2013. The 28-year-old Walker was found guilty of manslaughter, assault and five counts of drive-by shooting in March.
Walker was found not guilty of a first-degree murder charge.
To convict of first degree murder, the jury had to find that Walker set out to kill someone or acted with “extreme indifference of human life.” To be convicted of manslaughter the jury had to find only that Walker “recklessly” caused the death of another person.
Prosecutors said Walker, of Marysville, went on a three-hour shooting spree on June 1, 2013, indiscriminately firing from his car. Prosecutors had asked for a term of 90 years.
Conley's father, John Conley, had this to stay following the sentencing: