DONALDSONVILLE - Three people were given life sentences after being found guilty in the 2022 murder of a Donaldsonville man.

Donovan Starks, 24, Johntez Ezeff, 24, and Jatyrin Powe, 20, were found guilty of second-degree murder, aggravated assault with a firearm and aggravated criminal damage to property. They killed Cedric Mumphrey, 37, in a shooting on May 30, 2022.

Officials said Mumphrey was lying on the driveway of his residence on West 2nd Street in Donaldsonville with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital where he died as a result of his injuries. Mumphrey's residence, which was inhabited by three children and an adult female, was also struck by gunfire.

Video footage from a neighboring residence showed Mumphrey and another man talking when three people appr

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