Overview
- U.S. District Judge Martha M. Pacold imposed the 10-year federal prison sentence on Dec. 4, later announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
- Angel Sosa, 27, pleaded guilty earlier this year to illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
- Prosecutors said he fired more than a dozen rounds in Noble Square on June 8, 2021, seriously wounding a man who survived.
- Ballistics linked 13 recovered cartridge cases to Sosa’s pistol, and gunshot residue was reported on his right hand.
- Officials emphasized his prior felony record and parole status, and state charges stalled after the victim declined to cooperate.