Man convicted of killing off-duty Pittsburgh police officer sentenced to life in prison

Christian Bey, the man convicted of fatally shooting an off-duty Pittsburgh police officer in 2019, has been sentenced to life in prison.

In April, after just one day of deliberations, a jury decided that Bey was guilty of murder in the first for killing Pittsburgh Police Officer Calvin Hall.

Previous coverage: Retrial underway for man accused of killing off-duty Pittsburgh police officer in 2019

On Monday, Calvin Hall’s family was inside the courtroom as a judge sentenced Christian Bey to life without parole for the 2019 murder of the off-duty Pittsburgh police officer.

In April following Bey’s guilty verdict, his attorneys spoke with Channel 11 News.

“It was not a shocking verdict. Pretty much after the first week, we were just making a record. We were looking towards an appeal. My client was not shocked by the verdict,” said Carmen Robinson, the lead defense attorney for Bey.

It had appeared that Bey’s defense team was looking for an appeal.

But on Monday in court, attorneys and Bey both declined to say anything on his behalf ahead of sentencing.

The victim’s family, however, did speak. It was the first time we heard from Hall’s mother, Louella Hall-Carter.

She told the judge it’s been hard on the family since they lost Calvin.

“His kindness and love will truly be missed and never forgotten,” said Hall-Carter.

Back in April, his father echoed her words.

“It’s been a long four years; it’s been a hard battle, but justice has prevailed. We’re thankful that the evidence showed the truth in this matter. We all miss Calvin dearly and this is justice for him,” said Curtis Hall, Calvin’s father.

Hall’s fiancee, Angel Warren, was also in the courtroom on Monday, but was too emotional to read her statement aloud, instead, prosecutors read her letter.

“Even though this sentencing will not bring back my fiance, it will prevent the defendant from inflicting this level of pain on another family and I feel he should spend the rest of his natural life incarcerated,” Warren wrote.

Bey was given a mandatory life sentence for murder. His defense attorneys were not available for comment following the hearing.

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