‘F— you’: Family of woman shot dead by 10-year-old during Memorial Day barbeque has harsh message for girl’s mother who is now headed to prison

A Florida judge Friday sentenced a 33-year-old woman to five years in prison after her then 10 year-old daughter shot a woman to death during a Memorial Day barbeque in Orlando in 2022.

Lakrisha S. Isaac pleaded no contest in May to manslaughter and culpable negligence by storing or leaving a unloaded firearm within the reach of a minor. Isaac will be given 128 days credit for time she already served. After her release, she will be on probation for three years and must take a parenting class.

During the party, Isaac and the victim, 41-year-old Lashaun Rodgers, began an argument that turned physical. Isaac handed her daughter a bag with a gun inside. After Isaac started physically fighting with Rodgers, the 10-year-old allegedly took out the gun and shot Rodgers dead.

“To the family, I am so sorry for your loss. Sometimes we find justice in other ways. If this is something you are struggling with, I can tell you that each and every one of us understands your struggle,” Judge Kevin B. Weiss said during the sentencing, according to the local CBS affiliate WKMG.

The sentencing was emotional for Rodgers’ family.

“Not a second, not a minute, not a day goes by without us living the hurt and devastation, the pain and fear you caused on the family,” her sister Sharetta Rodgers said, per local ABC affiliate WFTV, which reported that the girl shooter will not face charges.

When a reporter asked Sharetta Rodgers after the sentencing what message she would give Isaac, she gave a simple two-word answer: “F– you,” she said.

As Law&Crime previously reported, officers with the Orlando Police Department at approximately 11:30 p.m. on May 30, 2022, responded to 911 calls about a possible shooting at a residence located in the 1400 block of Mercy Drive. Upon arriving at the scene, first responders discovered a woman, later identified as Rodgers, lying on the sidewalk in the rear of the building and suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the head.

Officers reportedly performed CPR until the Orlando Fire Department rescue team reached the scene and transported Rodgers to Orlando Regional Medical Center where she was placed in critical care. Rodgers remained in critical condition before succumbing to her injuries the next day.

Cops spoke to three witnesses about the shooting, according to the filed arrest affidavit.

One witness, reportedly identified as Rodgers’ boyfriend, told police that he and Rodgers were grilling in the rear of the building when an intoxicated Isaac confronted Rodgers “over a recent dispute between the two.” Another witness said the argument pertained to a previous social media post. Isaac was accompanied by her daughter, who was allegedly holding a beige purse at the start of the altercation.

“Isaac initiated a physical confrontation by punching [Rodgers]. After the first punch was thrown, [Rodgers] retaliated and punched Isaac,” the affidavit states.

Rodgers’ boyfriend then stepped in and tried to break up the fight and the two began walking away, while Isaac and her daughter “continued to verbally argue,” authorities say.

Rodgers then turned around and attempted to reengage with Isaac, the boyfriend told police.

“As [Rodgers] turned around, [the boyfriend] observed [the 10-year-old] holding a black firearm and discharge one to two shots towards [Rodgers]. She immediately fell to the ground and [the boyfriend] attempted to tend to [Rodgers’] gunshot wound,” the affidavit states. “While [the 10-year-old] was still holding the firearm, [the 10-year-old] yelled ‘she shouldn’t have hit my momma.’ [The boyfriend] stated Isaac grabbed the firearm from [the 10-year-old] and Isaac pointed the firearm at the center of [his] chest.”

The boyfriend “described looking into the barrel of the firearm as Isaac pointed it towards him,” saying he raised his hands and backed away in fear of his life.

The witness who called 911 similarly told investigators that Isaac threw the first punch at Rodgers. She further claimed that when Rodgers hit Isaac back, Isaac then took off her backpack and handed it to her daughter.

When police arrived on the scene, the victim’s boyfriend led officers to Isaac’s apartment, where she and her daughter were detained.

“[The witness] saw  [the 10-year-old] rummaging through the backpack, but did not think anything of it. Isaac and Rodgers squared up for a fight and a few punches were exchanged. [The witness] then heard a gunshot and saw [Rodgers] fall to the ground,” the affidavit states.

“[The 10-year-old] yelled, ‘You f—ing with my momma,’ after shooting Rodgers,” the documents continued.

A third witness similarly said she saw the 10-year-old shoot Rodgers before Isaac took the gun and pointed it at the boyfriend. She said Isaac then handed the firearm to a friend who “ran away from the area.”
Staff writer Jerry Lamb contributed to this report.

The post ‘F— you’: Family of woman shot dead by 10-year-old during Memorial Day barbeque has harsh message for girl’s mother who is now headed to prison first appeared on Law & Crime.