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Man sentenced to two life sentences for murder of BPD officer Keona Holley

BALTIMORE — A man was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences for the killing of BPD Officer Keona Holley and another man Tuesday morning.

Both sentences are without the possibility of parole.

This comes after Elliot Knox was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in March.

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Prosecutors successfully argued that Knox participated in the fatal shooting of Officer Holley as she sat in her patrol car on Pennington Avenue.

The shooting left Holley on life support, before she ultimately died. Knox was charged days later along with another man, Travon Shaw.

The jury wasn't ready to find Knox the shooter, and he was ultimately the one who told police that Shaw had pulled the trigger.

After injuring Holley, police say Knox and Shaw drove to the 600 block of Lucia Avenue, where together they shot and killed Justin Johnson.

Police eventually recovered a car linked to Knox that was seen on surveillance fleeing the area where Holley was shot.

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Two firearms were later found in a home, one of which was used in both shootings.

Shaw was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

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