The decade-old murder case of South Florida father Renaldo Clayton has finally been closed, bringing justice following the conviction and life sentencing of the man responsible for his death.

The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Unit announced Friday that the 2015 murder case was solved after Timothy Thomas III accepted a plea deal on Thursday. Appearing before Judge Michelle Delancy, Thomas was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Clayton was tragically shot and killed in an “execution-style” manner inside his Florida City home on October 19, 2015. Heartbreakingly, he had been seen just hours before, playing T-ball with his then-three-year-old son in the front yard.

Family members described how the assailant appeared to have ambushed Clayton, waiting fo

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