Corey Walker, the final defendant in the 2020 m*rder of rapper Pop Smoke, was sentenced to 29 years in prison on Friday, February 21, 2025, in Los Angeles Walker, 24, accepted a plea deal earlier this month pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter and tw9 counts of robbery, thereby avoiding a potential lyf sentence without a parole. In court, he expressed remorse apologizing to Pop Smoke family, his own family and the community for his "unforgivable actions" Pop Smoke was fatally shot during a home invasion in the hollywood hills in Feb 2020, after inadvertently revealing the address on social media. Walker was identified as the leader of the group involved in the killing. Three juveniles aso charges on the case reached separate plea agreements.