Corey Walker, 24, was sentenced to 29 years in prison on Friday in Los Angeles, marking the final chapter in a case that shocked the hip-hop world and left fans mourning the loss of a promising young talent.

The last of Pop Smoke’s killers has been sentenced. According to Rolling Stone, Corey Walker, the sole adult at the time of Pop Smoke’s murder, was sentenced to 29 years in prison for his role in the rapper’s death after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter and home invasion robbery with gun and gang enhancements two weeks ago.

Corey Walker, the only adult charged in the murder of Pop Smoke, issued an apology to the late rapper’s family before being sentenced to 29 years in prison on Friday (February 21). According to Rolling Stone, Walker pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and home invasion robbery, along with multiple gun and gang-related enhancements.

Corey Walker pleaded guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter and two counts of robbery, with firearm and gang enhancements, in the fatal shooting of rapper Pop Smoke.

After almost five years since New York rapper Pop Smoke, 20, was murdered during a home invasion, his family is finally receiving justice. Corey Walker was the only adult defendant during the deadly attack, and now, he’s accepted a deal to spend the next decades of his life behind bars.

Corey Walker was sentenced to 29 years to state prison for his role in the murder of rapper Pop Smoke.