A 33-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for a shooting that left one man dead and another injured at a West Bank "trap house," according to Jefferson Parish District Attorney Paul Connick Jr.

Curtis Thomas III of Bridge City was convicted last month of the second-degree murder of Charles McGehee, 50, and the attempted second-degree murder of a 28-year-old Westwego man.

Authorities say Thomas shot the two men inside a home on the 600 block of Emile Avenue outside Westwego on the night of Feb. 13, 2022.

The three men were part of a group watching the Super Bowl using the light of a single bulb in a fixture attached to a counter and plugged into an outlet with an extension cord, according to law enforcement.

The electricity briefly cut out, and Thomas opened fire, acc

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