A 14-year-old who killed a 65-year-old man in a Walmart parking lot has been sentenced to 40 years after pleading guilty to murder.
SAN ANTONIO — The 14-year-old who shot and killed a man in a Walmart parking lot last year was sentenced Thursday morning.
He was facing capital murder for the death of 65-year-old Muhammad Pazir, but a plea deal allowed him to be sentenced for only murder.
The teen cried after hearing the judge read a statement from Pazir’s family. After pleading guilty to murder, he will now spend 40 years in prison.
“This act of violence that took our family’s life since April 6, 2024,” The plaintiff’s attorney said in court as she read the family’s impact statement.
The day Pazir was gunned down in the northeast-side Walmart parking lot was the day his family’s pain began.
On Thursday, their voices were heard in court as they found justice.
“Every day we wake up to the reality he will not walk through our door again. Every family gathering has an empty chair, my mother and sister witnessed this, and that trauma will be with them for the rest of their lives,” the statement went on to say.
The 14-year-old is now pleading guilty to his murder.
“I’m sorry for what I’ve done, and I believe I can achieve other goals, and I will get to the point where I am sorry,” the teen said to the judge.
The teen will serve 40 years in prison. Pazir’s family will live with a lifetime of pain.
“We have faith in God and believe he will provide justice,” his family said.
If the teen is ever moved to the adult detention center, he will be eligible for parole only 20 years after getting there.