CADDO PARISH, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A Louisiana court has upheld that the man who shot a Shreveport teenager and fled to Texas will keep his prior life sentence.

Kenmiccael Dano Ray was convicted in June of 2024 for second-degree murder after 13-year-old Landry Anglin was shot dead while sitting in her grandmother's home in May of 2022.

He was captured by US Marshals just days later, after fleeing to Arlington, Texas, where he was found in still possession of the murder weapon.

After his conviction, Ray filed for an appeal, stating three reasons why the Caddo court decision should be overturned.

Ray argued that the state failed to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt that he did not act in self-defense, that the court did not instruct the jury about his self-defense claim, and also cl

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