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Southampton Christmas Morning Fatal Gunman Sentenced

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Dangelo Soto, right, profusely apologized for the death of his victim when he was sentenced on Tuesday to 14 years in prison, a reduction from the previously agreed upon 17 years after multiple interviews with probation and the prosecution. T.E. McMORROW

Dangelo Soto, right, profusely apologized for the death of his victim when he was sentenced on Tuesday to 14 years in prison, a reduction from the previously agreed upon 17 years after multiple interviews with probation and the prosecution. T.E. McMORROW

T.E. McMorrow on Apr 16, 2025
“Mr. Byrnes did not deserve what happened to him.” Those words were spoken by Dangelo Soto, the man prosecutors said fired the shotgun blast that killed a Southampton man, Steven... more

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