Samuel Lee Cooper, accused of fatally shooting a prominent Baltimore attorney's stepson, was sentenced Tuesday to two life sentences plus 35 years, the prosecutor of the case said.Officers were called at 1:10 a.m. in July 2017 to a gas station in the 3300 block of Garrison Boulevard where they found 22-year-old Louis Cody-Dorsey Young with gunshot wounds to his body. He was taken to a hospital, where he died, police said.Young's mother, Donyelle Brown, spoke after sentencing."I'm grateful, but, I repeat, no one wins. We are all suffering -- (Cooper's) mother is suffering, I'm suffering. But, we got victory today. I just hope this brings closure to my family and we can move forward," Donyelle Brown said.Donyelle Brown hugged Cooper's mother following the sentencing."At the end of the day, (Cooper's mother) doesn’t have her son due to senseless violence and I don't have my son due to senseless violence. She is hurting and I am hurting. We got to win this battle together, and that’s why I hugged her."Surveillance video showed two men getting out of a silver Volkswagen, both firing shots.Young was very interested in football, but his stepfather, defense attorney Warren Brown, said in July 2017 that Young had been pursuing a career in the insurance business."He was just lovable, like a big teddy bear," Warren Brown said. "I've tried as much as I can not to seek vengeance and to seek justice. Quite frankly, either one will do just so these guys are no longer engaged in their predatory and deadly behavior on the streets of Baltimore."This story will be updated.​

Samuel Lee Cooper, accused of fatally shooting a prominent Baltimore attorney's stepson, was sentenced Tuesday to two life sentences plus 35 years, the prosecutor of the case said.

Officers were called at 1:10 a.m. in July 2017 to a gas station in the 3300 block of Garrison Boulevard where they found 22-year-old Louis Cody-Dorsey Young with gunshot wounds to his body. He was taken to a hospital, where he died, police said.



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Young's mother, Donyelle Brown, spoke after sentencing.

"I'm grateful, but, I repeat, no one wins. We are all suffering -- (Cooper's) mother is suffering, I'm suffering. But, we got victory today. I just hope this brings closure to my family and we can move forward," Donyelle Brown said.

Donyelle Brown hugged Cooper's mother following the sentencing.



"At the end of the day, (Cooper's mother) doesn’t have her son due to senseless violence and I don't have my son due to senseless violence. She is hurting and I am hurting. We got to win this battle together, and that’s why I hugged her."

Surveillance video showed two men getting out of a silver Volkswagen, both firing shots.

Young was very interested in football, but his stepfather, defense attorney Warren Brown, said in July 2017 that Young had been pursuing a career in the insurance business.



"He was just lovable, like a big teddy bear," Warren Brown said. "I've tried as much as I can not to seek vengeance and to seek justice. Quite frankly, either one will do just so these guys are no longer engaged in their predatory and deadly behavior on the streets of Baltimore."

This story will be updated.

