A 15-year-old boy from Indiana, Jo'Majze Larry, has been sentenced to 100 years in prison for his role in a 2025 gang-related shooting that killed a woman and left two others injured.
Larry was sentenced on Wednesday by Judge David Happe in Madison County after a jury found him guilty of murdering 26-year-old Dayla Swain, along with attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
He received 50 years for Swain's murder and another 50 years after admitting to an enhancement charge for participating in a criminal organisation.
Prosecutors said Larry, a member of the Mickey Cobra Nation (MCN) gang, was among four suspects involved in what was meant to be a hit on a witness to a 2023 homicide.
Instead, Swain, who was not the intended target, was fatally shot outside Sonny Ray's nightclub in Anderson, Indiana, on February 2, 2025.
Another woman was wounded by gunfire, while a third was injured after being struck by a vehicle fleeing the scene.
His co-defendant, 19-year-old Rashawn Samuels, was sentenced to 125 years in prison after receiving 62½ years for murder and another 62½ years for the gang-related enhancement.
He was also convicted of attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
A third defendant, Kyree Craver, 19, was previously sentenced to 90 years in prison for Swain's murder, while a fourth suspect is still awaiting trial.
According to prosecutors, the failed attack was linked to the 2023 killing of 15-year-old Jullian Craig during an attempted armed robbery.
Donavan Harris, 20, was convicted of Craig's murder in June.
Because Larry was under 18 when the crime occurred, Indiana law allows him to seek a judicial review of his sentence after serving at least 20 years, without requiring the prosecutor's consent.
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