INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) -- A 2024 Christmas Day gathering that turned deadly led to 65 years in a state prison for the 39-year-old man convicted of the crime.A judge in Marion Superior Court 29 on Tuesday sentenced Derek Tyrone McKe nzie III, of Indianapolis, for fatally shooting Cedric Crews, 44. Crews died at a hospital after the shooting.Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers about 11:30 a.m. Dec. 25, 2024, arrived at a home in the 4400 block of Kitley Avenue after McKenzie shot Crews in the chest. Investigators say a brief argument happened inside the home before McKenzie demanded to know who had slammed a door. He then threatened to kill Crews and shot him.In a matter of seconds, an irreversible and tragic choice was made that decimated the lives of two families, culminating in todays sentence and a measure of justice for Cedric and his family, Mears said.McKenzie was convicted July 28 in a bench trial of murder, unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, and a felony firearm sentencing enhancement.IMPD did not yet respond to Circle City Broadcasting for a photo of McKenzie. ...read more read less