18-year-old sentenced to 10.5 years in shooting death of Tacoma father
Jul 22, 2025, 5:44 AM
18-year-old Chase Andrew Wilcox in court striking a plea deal after admitting to shooting Murphy eight times. (Photo courtesy of 成人X站 7)
(Photo courtesy of 成人X站 7)
Anger, heartbreak, and shock were unleashed in a Pierce County courthouse on Monday morning after an 18-year-old man who shot and killed a Tacoma father-figure was sentenced to ten and a half years.
鈥淩ight now, I鈥檓 angry! That you stole my son鈥檚 life!鈥� said Alicia Cross, the mother of 59-year-old Ricktor Murphy, who was shot dead in the parking lot of a convenience store on Halloween night.
The shooter, 18-year-old Chase Andrew Wilcox, struck a plea deal after admitting to shooting Murphy eight times.
Wilcox and Murphy had never met before the brief argument in the parking lot of a 7/11 that led to Murphy鈥檚 death.
鈥淲ilcox needs to be behind bars for the maximum time!” his mother said.
Facing a murder charge, Wilcox made a plea deal to a far lesser charge of manslaughter with a deadly weapon.
Pierce County prosecutors say Wilcox was with his mother in the parking lot when Murphy made a comment about how fast Wilcox had pulled in.
Wilcox now admits to shooting Ricktor Murphy eight times while his mother was next to him. Wilcox and his mother then drove home.
鈥淭his was a young man who had it in his heart to kill somebody that day. And you allowed it to happen,” Cross said.
Ricktor Murphy鈥檚 children and family stood in court to recognize a man they described as loving, present, and selfless. They described a man who was a father figure not only to his own family, but to his community.
“I have not cried once since October 31, this is the first time I鈥檓 doing it … I have not mourned my father, because I鈥檓 waiting for this day,” Riquaisha Braxton, Murphy鈥檚 daughter, said.
Wilcox was turned in by a caller to Crime Stoppers, saying he鈥檇 bragged about the shooting, claiming he was defending his mother.
Wilcox made a statement before he was sentenced.
“I鈥檓 really sorry for everything that happened … I didn鈥檛 ever want it to play out like that. I wanted us both to be able to go home and enjoy our lives, and I just really apologize,” Wilcox said.
Judge Susan Adams gave Wilcox the maximum she could, which is 10 and a half years.
鈥淲hat I hope is that this can bring closure and a path forward, and that you can live in honor of the wonderful man that Ricktor Murphy was, and that he can live on inside of all of you, and I hope and pray you carry that forward for our community,” Judge Adams said.
