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Taylor Odisho

California Man Handed Life Sentence After Killing Two Men for Painting Over His Graffiti

A man was sentenced to life in prison with parole for killing a man for painting over his graffiti and a bystander. (Credit: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)

A California man was handed a life sentence without the possibility of parole for killing two men who painted over his graffiti.

Jamal Jackson, who is now 26, was recorded spray painting graffiti on the side of a commercial building in Northridge on April 15, 2023. Hours later, a 4-person crew arrived to paint over art, which police said was gang-affiliated, while Jackson watched from his white Toyota Camry, MyNewsLA reported.

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