The ultimate man to be convicted within the 2020 killing of rapper Pop Smoke is expressing regret for his function within the capturing dying, for which he was sentenced to 29 years on Friday in Los Angeles.

“Though the Jackson household isn’t right here in courtroom immediately, I want to sincerely apologize for my unforgivable actions, though there’s no apology that quantities to the taking of somebody’s life,” Corey Walker, 24, stated, according to a Rolling Stone report. “I might additionally prefer to take this chance to apologize to my household for the ache and embarrassment that they’ve endured during the last 5 years, in addition to an apology to my group.”

Walker obtained the sentence after beforehand accepting a plea deal Feb. 5 during which he pleaded responsible to voluntary manslaughter and two counts of theft, per the Related Press.

On Friday in courtroom, Walker thanked his protection workforce for serving to him "keep away from a way more harsh punishment.” (Initially charged with homicide, Walker was going through a sentence of life with out the potential of parole.) Based on Rolling Stone, he additionally instructed the courtroom on Friday, “At the moment I take duty for my dreadful partake in these crimes, and as I start my street to rehabilitation, I guarantee you that I’ll steer clear from adverse conduct."

18-year-old man confesses to killing rapper Pop Smoke in his Hollywood Hills house

Born Bashar Barakah Jackson, Pop Smoke was killed whereas he was staying in a rented house within the Hollywood Hills in February 2020. Per the Los Angeles Times, the rapper was on a four-day journey to the California metropolis when his rental house was damaged into after he posted a picture on Instagram of a present bag he obtained that inadvertently revealed its deal with. He was within the bathe when the lads entered his bed room, pistol-whipped him, and shot him within the again 3 times, in line with testimony shared by the outlet. The lads additionally reportedly stole Pop Smoke's Rolex watch, which they later bought for $2,000.

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Walker was the one grownup charged with the crime, and was accused of main the group to the rented mansion. Three different people have been juveniles on the time of the crime, and reached separate offers.

The rapper, who was broadly credited with bringing the Brooklyn drill sound to the mainstream, rose to prominence following the discharge of his 2019 single "Welcome to the Celebration." He launched two mixtapes — 2019's Meet the Woo and 2020's Meet the Woo 2 — and his debut album, Shoot for the Stars, Intention for the Moon, was launched in July 2020 posthumously.

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An Leisure Weekly request for remark from Pop Smoke's representatives was not instantly returned Friday.

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