Two Florida teens will spend the rest of their days behind bars for murdering a 12-year-old girl who was sitting on a couch after they unloaded 25 bullets into her home over a beef with her brother.

Matthew Rice, now 18, was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the 2023 murder of Mariah Smith in Lake City, according to local ABC affiliate WCJB . A jury last month convicted Rice of second-degree murder and two counts of attempted second-degree murder.

Last month, a judge sentenced 17-year-old Jayden Burch to life in prison after the teen was found guilty of the same charges in August. A third teen, Jatarious Rashad Fluellen, is still awaiting trial.

Prosecutors reportedly said Rice's DNA was on one of the guns used in the murder. School officials previously tried to address Rice's po

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