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A 21-year-old Magna man who shot and killed a concert promoter outside a Salt Lake City nightclub in 2014, was sentenced Tuesday to one to 15 years in prison.

Quincy Earl Lawson was initially charged with one count of first-degree-felony murder, one count of second-degree-felony obstruction of justice and multiple second- and third-degree-felony counts of discharging a firearm for the death of 24-year-old Bradley Hancock, a singer and event promoter.

In April, Lawson pleaded guilty to a reduced second-degree-felony count of manslaughter, and all other charges were dismissed.

Third District Judge Ann Boyden levied the prison sentence after members of both Hancock and Lawson's families addressed the court.

Melissa Hancock, the victim's mother, said there were "no words to express how [Lawson] has changed my life." She requested the maximum sentence for Lawson, saying that because of what he did, her grandson, who was a 1-year-old at the time of the shooting, would have to grow up without a single memory of his father.

Bradley Hancock's stepfather, Chad Kihlstrom, also spoke on behalf of the family, describing their experience the night their son was shot and what it was like seeing his body under a blanket on the concrete.

He said he hopes to "learn to forgive" Lawson, though forgiveness seems like the "hardest feat."

"I hope that rehabilitation is in your future, as hard as it might be to say right now," Kihlstrom told the defendant.

Before the shooting, Hancock had thrown a "piece of broken concrete almost the size of a brick" at Lawson, according to defense attorney Rudy Bautista.

"We believe that had the rock hit [Lawson's] head, Mr. Hancock would be standing here [in court] … for at least aggravated assault," Bautista said.

One of Hancock's friends, Josh Nemcek, who was also at the concert that night and was shot in the foot by one of Lawson's bullets, also gave his account of what happened that night.

"I witnessed my friend die, my brother die, and [Lawson] get in a car and drive away," Nemcek said. "I don't hate this man, but I hate everything he did."

At the concert on Nov. 15, 2014, Lawson was jostling with others in the mosh pit at the Core club, 1444 S. 700 West, when he was shoved and challenged to a fight by Hancock, Lawson's friend Austin James "AJ" Nelson testified during a March preliminary hearing.

The pair took the dispute out to a parking lot, where it eventually escalated into the shooting.

Charging documents say Lawson hung around the club after being booted from the concert and then fired six shots at Hancock after he was asked to leave a second time.

An autopsy found Hancock was hit twice in the arm and once in the head by bullets from what police believe was a 9 mm semiautomatic handgun. The weapon has not been recovered, Salt Lake City homicide Detective Chris Kotrodimos testified in March.

Lawson fled and was arrested the next day near Nephi.

Deputy Salt Lake County District Attorney Jared Rasband said Lawson's actions after the shooting "speak louder than his words now."

"Lawson did everything he could have to get out of this," Rasband said.

In addition to serving prison time, Lawson will be responsible for at least $13,000 in restitution for funeral expenses for Hancock and medical bills for Nemcek.

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