▁F ama , ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁fired ▁the ▁sh ots ▁that ▁killed ▁Haw kins , ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁second - deg ree ▁murder ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁The ▁other ▁main ▁def endant ▁in ▁the ▁case , ▁Keith ▁Mond ello , ▁was ▁acqu itted ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁on ▁murder ▁and ▁m ans la ugh ter ▁charges , ▁but ▁conv icted ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁less er ▁charges ▁including ▁ri ot , ▁men acing , ▁disc rim ination , ▁un law ful ▁imprison ment ▁and ▁criminal ▁possession ▁of ▁a ▁weapon . ▁The ▁acqu itt al ▁of ▁Mond ello ▁on ▁the ▁most ▁serious ▁charges ▁led ▁to ▁further ▁protest ▁march es ▁through ▁B enson h urst ▁led ▁by ▁Al ▁Sh ar pton . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁sentences ▁were ▁handed ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁Haw kins ▁case . ▁ 1 9 - year - old ▁F ama ▁received ▁a ▁sentence ▁of ▁ 3 2 ⅓ ▁years ▁to ▁life ▁in ▁prison . ▁Mond ello , ▁also ▁ 1 9 , ▁received ▁a ▁sentence ▁of ▁ 5 ⅓ ▁to ▁ 1 6 ▁years ▁in ▁prison . ▁ ▁Other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁gang ▁that ▁ch ased ▁and ▁beat ▁Haw kins ▁were ▁tried ▁as ▁well . ▁John ▁V ento ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁un law ful ▁imprison ment ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁sentence ▁of ▁ 2 ▁to ▁ 8 ▁years ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 0