A U.S. Marine reservist was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the 2019 killing of Emerson College student Daniel Hollis, according to a statement from the victim’s foundation.
A jury at the Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary in the Northern Circuit found Lance Cpl. Samuel Boris London guilty and sentenced him to 7 years in prison, the Daniel J. Hollis Foundation wrote.
A tweet from the foundation on Friday contained the word, “Justice.”
The foundation said London was dishonorably discharged with a loss of pay.
The conviction comes after a Suffolk County grand jury previous declined to return indictments against London in the Sept. 28, 2019, attack in Boston that left Hollis with fatal injuries.
The 19-year-old Hopedale High School graduate died days after authorities said he was struck by London outside in a Boston neighborhood after an incident between two groups of people.
Hollis, who played lacrosse for Emerson College, was struck and subsequently hit his head on cement or bricks as he fell. He was taken to a Boston hospital, diagnosed with a blood clot, and underwent emergency surgery. Hollis died four days later.
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