A 27-year-old man from Meriden has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for manslaughter and firearm charges, officials said .

Brandon Ramons was sentenced to four decades in prison on Oct. 20, after he was previously found guilty of first-degree manslaughter with a firearm and carrying a pistol without a permit on July 29, in New Haven Superior Court.

The sentencing comes after Ramos was previously sentenced to eight years in prison for illegally possessing a loaded firearm back in June 2024, officials said.

According to the evidence introduced at trial, in the early morning of Aug. 22, 2021, Ramos fatally shot Jyineez Cruz , 20, of Meriden. During their investigation, the Meriden Police Department determined that Ramos was hosting a birthday party at his recording studio in do

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