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Man jailed for 40 years for killing nine-year-old Sarabi Medina
Nine-year-old Sarabi Medina was shot dead outside her family’s Chicago home in August 2023 after a man approached her while she was riding her scooter. Her father said she had just handed him an ice cream and told him, “Here, Daddy, I got you an ice cream”; he tried to stop the attacker, who followed Sarabi inside and shot her.
Michael Goodman, 46, pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to 40 years in prison without parole, with credit for about three years already served. He told the court he had taken several doses of ketamine and could not remember the shooting, but Sarabi’s father said Goodman had focused on killing his daughter. The judge said Goodman would be 83 if he lived to be eligible for release.
In short
- Sarabi Medina, nine, was killed in Chicago in 2023.
- Michael Goodman received a 40-year sentence without parole.
- He said he had taken ketamine and could not recall the shooting.
Explained simply
Chicago is divided into neighbourhoods, and gun violence has affected families across the city. Sarabi Medina was nine when she was shot outside her family’s home in August 2023.
Her father was with her when a man approached as she rode her scooter. The case centres on Michael Goodman, who admitted killing Sarabi; he told the court he could not remember the shooting after taking ketamine.
The case has drawn attention to the lasting impact of a child’s killing on her family and community. It also raises questions about how a defendant’s account of drug use is considered in court.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Sweet girl’s final words to dad as she handed him an ice cream cone seconds before drug-fueled maniac shot her dead”.