Her sentenced to 36 years in prison
for role in car-to-car shooting death
Sac Bee excloo
MARYSVILLE 8/13/02 (YSN)- - Vichuan Her, 20, has been sentenced to 36 years to life in state prison for being the wheelman in the Oct. 13, 2001 gang-related drive-by-shooting of Wong Lee, 19, Yuba County District Attorney Patrick McGrath said Tuesday.
Her was convicted in April of piloting a small foreign sedan into position so an as yet unidentified shooter could fire a single shot at subcompact Lee was driving at the intersection of Fourth and E streets in downtown Marysville.
Lee was struck in the head by the bullet. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Rideout Emergency Center, police reported.
The incident occurred on Hmong New Year's Day. Police investigators linked it to bad blood between two Asian gangs.
Her denied any complicity, telling a Yuba County he had "nothing to do with it."
The jury deliberated only four hours before finding Her guilty of first degree murder and concluding gun enhancement allegations made by the prosecution were true.
The gun sentencing enhancements raised Her's potential murder sentence from 25 to life to 36 years to life, according to McGrath.
Her's conviction hinged on the testimony of a single eyewitness - another motorist - who identified Her as the driver. A different person fired the shot, the witness said.
"We were lucky on this one. We don't often get a conviction based on one witness," McGrath said.
The identity of the shooter remains a mystery. "At no time did Her indicate he would offer information in exchange for a lighter sentence," McGrath said.
for role in car-to-car shooting death
Sac Bee excloo
MARYSVILLE 8/13/02 (YSN)- - Vichuan Her, 20, has been sentenced to 36 years to life in state prison for being the wheelman in the Oct. 13, 2001 gang-related drive-by-shooting of Wong Lee, 19, Yuba County District Attorney Patrick McGrath said Tuesday.
Her was convicted in April of piloting a small foreign sedan into position so an as yet unidentified shooter could fire a single shot at subcompact Lee was driving at the intersection of Fourth and E streets in downtown Marysville.
Lee was struck in the head by the bullet. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Rideout Emergency Center, police reported.
The incident occurred on Hmong New Year's Day. Police investigators linked it to bad blood between two Asian gangs.
Her denied any complicity, telling a Yuba County he had "nothing to do with it."
The jury deliberated only four hours before finding Her guilty of first degree murder and concluding gun enhancement allegations made by the prosecution were true.
The gun sentencing enhancements raised Her's potential murder sentence from 25 to life to 36 years to life, according to McGrath.
Her's conviction hinged on the testimony of a single eyewitness - another motorist - who identified Her as the driver. A different person fired the shot, the witness said.
"We were lucky on this one. We don't often get a conviction based on one witness," McGrath said.
The identity of the shooter remains a mystery. "At no time did Her indicate he would offer information in exchange for a lighter sentence," McGrath said.
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