SAN ANTONIO — A 24-year-old woman was sentenced to 55 years in the murder of a man at an upscale La Cantera apartment Friday.
Sasha Skare was on trial for a murder charge in the shooting death of 34-year-old Martell Derouen on Jan. 26, 2021. Police found Derouen with a gunshot wound in his apartment complex off of La Cantera Parkway.
Derouen, from San Antonio, performed as a rapper under the name of Kardone and was related to Beyonce through her grandmother, according to several media outlets.
Skare's murder trial began on Monday and a jury found her guilty on Thursday. The punishment phase of the trial began after a short court break and she was sentenced Friday afternoon.
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