Man sentenced for fatal shooting of 2-year-old Nikolette Rivera in East Mount Airy

The child was shot while being held by her mother inside their home.
Monday, August 23, 2021
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A Philadelphia man will serve up to 110 years in prison for the deadly shooting of a 2-year-old girl.

District Attorney Larry Krasner made that announcement during a news conference in East Mount Airy on Monday morning.
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Tayvon Thomas was sentenced for the deadly shooting of 2-year-old Nikolette Rivera back in October 2019.

Rivera was shot while being held by her mother inside their home on North Water Street.

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Authorities say Thomas and another man shot into the house because they thought the girl's father was inside.
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Thomas later turned himself in and pled guilty to the shooting.



The second man, Freddie Perez of Chester, Delaware County, is awaiting sentencing.

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