TAMPA, Fla. (Court TV) — Five men convicted in the drive-by shooting that killed 4-year-old Suni Bell will be sentenced on Wednesday.

Zvante Sampson, Quandarious Hammond, Jaylin Bedward, James Denson and Andrew Thompson were tried together for the Aug. 22, 2021, incident. All five were found guilty of premeditated murder in the death of Bell and guilty of the first-degree attempted murder of the child’s mother, Mary Harrison.

FILE – Suni Bell (City of Tampa)

Sampson and Hammond were additionally found guilty of the first-degree attempted murder of Willie Brown, and Thompson, Denson, and Hammond were found guilty of conspiracy to commit the first-degree murder of all three victims.

As for the lesser included charges, all five defendants were found guilty of shooting at, within or into

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