
Man sentenced to life in prison for fatal shooting at North Jetty Park
By Katherine Langford
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SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Judge Andrea Decanio sentenced Franklin Raybon Jr. to life in prison without the possibility of parole for first-degree murder with a firearm following a four-day trial that ended Oct. 29.Officials said Raybon was also found guilty of attempted second-degree murder with a firearm, shooting from a vehicle within 1,000 feet of persons and child abuse. Sentencing on those additional counts will take place at a later date.The case was investigated by the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, with Detective Matthew Leavitt as the case agent.According to the State Attorney’s Office, Raybon shot and killed Octavious Cummings Jr. after a brief physical altercation between the two men. After the fistfight, officials said Raybon, his girlfriend and their infant daughter got into their car and began to leave the park when he abruptly stopped, fired several shots from inside the vehicle near his girlfriend and 7-month-old daughter and then got out and fired 11 more rounds over