ST. LOUIS – A 16-year-old boy was sentenced in court today for a deadly carjacking that happened in 2023.

Deshaun Harris pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including second-degree murder, for the death of Kay Johnson, which occurred on Jan. 24, 2023.

Prosecutors said that Harris and other teens conducted multiple carjackings and ATM robberies leading up to the shooting. 

Happening in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood, court documents say Harris admitted to shooting Johnson, 38, in her garage. Johnson’s 14-year-old daughter was in the car at the time of the shooting

Loved ones of Kay Johnson showed up to court in regard to Harris’ sentencing, calling the act of violence “callous and cruel.”

“A precious life has not only been taken from us but from the world,” Mark Johnson, the victim’s father, said.

Others who knew Kay shared memories of her, remembering her as a sweet neighbor who was hard-working.

Last month, another accomplice to this incident, 15-year-old Brian Wellington, sought after a plea agreement with prosecutors and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Harris was found guilty of second-degree murder, armed criminal action and attempted murder. 

He was sentenced to 28 years in prison.