Three men convicted in the killing of a Bay Area security guard were sentenced on Tuesday.
Kevin Nishita was gunned down in November 2021 during an attempted robbery.
The former police officer was working as a guard and protecting a television news crew in Oakland when he was killed.
The gunman, Laron Gilbert, was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison. Gilbert had pleaded guilty to first degree murder.
Gilbert’s accomplices, Shadihia Mitchell and Hershel Hale, pleaded guilty to robbery with gang enhancements.
Both Mitchell and Hale were sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Thousands are expected to gather Thursday in San Jose for a public memorial service honoring Kevin Nishita, the security guard and former police officer who was killed in Oakland while protecting a TV news crew. Kris Sanchez reports.