SAN ANTONIO ā A volley of shots from an assault rifle ripped into a home on Harwood Drive on Thanksgiving Day morning in 2017, killing Delilah Hernandez, 10, as she watched TV in her bedroom.
On Tuesday, Cody Gann, 20, admitted firing the fatal shots in court.
During a sentencing hearing for Gann,Ā his girlfriend, Jasmine Cary, 20, testified that the shooting was in retaliation for a drive-by that she said the victimās brother Nathaniel Vega had done at Caryās home in the past.
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She admitted that she was the driver during the Thanksgiving Day retaliation shooting.
āWhen we approached the house he told me to slow down and he rolled down his window, but I froze and I hit the brakes instead of slowing down. I came to a complete stop,ā Cary testified. āAnd Cody let out a bunch of shots.ā
Cary said she fell asleep afterwards.
āHe was waking me up telling me to get up, get up we had to see the newsā, she said Gann told her.Ā āWe got somebody.ā
It wasnāt until later, she testified, that she learned the "somebody"Ā they "got"Ā was a 10-year-oldĀ girl.
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During the hearing prosecutors introduced a series of videos they say Gann had recorded showing him firing weapons and using drugs.
They also introduced aggravated robbery cases that are part of Gannās criminal history.
Cary,Ā too,Ā had a plea deal. She agreed to spendingĀ 25 years in prison and testifying against Gann inĀ exchange for theĀ dismissal of seven pending cases against her.
She and Gann are both scheduled to be sentenced by 144thĀ District Ā Court Judge Ray Olivarri on Friday, when the hearing continues.