An Anchorage Superior Court judge on Monday handed down sentences for two men convicted of second-degree murder in the 2017 death of an East Anchorage High School student, Leroy Lawrence.
, Anchorage Superior Court judge Jack McKenna sentenced Anthony Raymond Salazar to 50 years and Haitim Mahir Taha to a sentence of 40 years .
In addition to second-degree murder, Salazar and Taha were also sentenced to one count of first-degree assault. The two men were involved in a drive-by shooting that killed Lawrence on his 17th birthday while the teenager was walking in the area of Irwin Street and Thompson Avenue in Mountain View. Lawrence was not known to either of the shooters. Salazar and Taha were attempting to shoot two other individuals as they were exiting their vehicle after all four men had a brief exchange at a hospital.Copyright 2023 KTUU. All rights reserved.
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