Man sentenced to 40 years in prison after Orange County mother killed during attempted carjacking

ORLANDO, Fla. — A man accused in a deadly attempted carjacking in Orange County has accepted a plea deal.

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Ja’quarius McCray was sentenced Monday to 40 years in prison and 3 years probation.

Investigators said in 2021, he and another man followed Roxana Sanchez, tried to steal her car, and then shot her to death.

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Investigators said Sanchez and a friend had been out shopping earlier in the evening.

The women had just returned home when two suspects attempted to carjack them.

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According to deputies, during the carjacking one of the suspects opened fire on the car, hitting Sanchez as she sat in the passenger seat.

McCray was 17 years old at the time Sanchez was murdered.

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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said their DNA was found on the murder weapons.

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