It was an emotional day inside a South Florida courtroom on Wednesday after a Miami Gardens teen’s best friend was sentenced for shooting and killing him nearly three years ago.<\/p>\n
The sentence was not as stiff as the loved ones of 16-year-old Savion Littles had hoped for: 19-year-old Azell Canty was sentenced to eight years in prison and eight years of probation on the charge of manslaughter. Canty pointed a gun at Littles at a Northwest Miami-Dade home and pulled the trigger during Mother’s Day weekend in 2023. <\/p>\n
Littles’ mother, Latoya Taylor, wept in court.<\/p>\n
“I am broken,” she said. “I will never be the same.”<\/p>\n
Surrounded by her loved ones in the courtroom, Taylor spoke with CBS News Miami about the loss of her teenage son.<\/p>\n
“[Littles] was my firstborn. I have been in a dark place for two years,” she said. “[Canty] gets to see his mom \u2014 I get to go to the graveyard.”<\/p>\n
In court, Canty apologized to Littles’ family.<\/p>\n
“I want you to know I am sorry,” he said. “I wish I could take it back, but I can’t.”<\/p>\n
Circuit Court Judge Cristina Miranda said Canty was reckless and delivered the sentencing.<\/p>\n
“Unfortunately, Mr. Canty, there is nothing you can do to bring him back except learn a lesson,” she told him.<\/p>\n
Grieving mother speaks out after 16-year-old son is killed inside home<\/p>\n
Taylor also spoke about her son’s best friend, Canty, who had pleaded guilty to manslaughter.\u00a0<\/p>\n