A 20-year-old St. Joseph man was sentenced to life in prison without parole for a fatal drive-by shooting last year.

Khaury D. El-Amin was sentenced Monday in the October 2017 shooting death of 26-year-old Donovan L. Smith.

As previously reported, in the area of 724 North 23rd Street, El-Amin was a passenger in a vehicle and he was seen firing a handgun at Smith, hitting the victim at least once. El-Amin fled the scene and Smith later died as a result of the gunshot wound.

According to online court documents, Circuit Judge Patrick Robb sentenced El-Amin to life without parole for murder and 25 years for armed criminal action.