# California killer’s chilling courtroom message to victim’s family as he learns fate for dad’s brutal murder

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/california-killers-chilling-courtroom-message-to-victims-family-as-he-learns-fate-for-dads-brutal-murder/
- Published: 2026-11-13T17:22:29+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T18:49:10+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/13/us-news/damien-murphy-sentenced-to-32-years-for-voluntary-manslaughter-in-fresno-shooting/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Damien Murphy received a 32-year prison sentence.
- He said he would not apologise for the shooting.
- Carney’s family spoke about their grief at sentencing.

## Summary

Damien Murphy, 32, was sentenced to 32 years in state prison for fatally shooting William Carney in Fresno in October 2023. At sentencing, Murphy said he would not apologise because he was protecting his family, prompting the judge to criticise his lack of remorse.

Carney was 39 when he was shot at a petrol station and later died despite receiving medical care. Detectives said the shooting followed a confrontation between Carney and Murphy’s family, but authorities have not publicly explained the dispute. Murphy pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in September, avoiding a first-degree murder conviction; Carney’s daughter described the loss and the milestones her father would miss.

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