According to testimony during the trial and District Court charging documents, Lloyd was driving with his family in a black Ford Expedition the night of Oct. 28 when he became involved in a traffic altercation with Stowers, who was driving a red Chevrolet Camaro. Both men pulled into the parking lot of Mid-Pike Plaza, where a verbal argument escalated into a fight.

At some point, Lloyd, a 28-year veteran with the U.S. Marshals Service, drew a handgun and shot Stowers in the lower right leg.

Stowers used his cell phone to call 911, got into his car and began to drive away. Lloyd fired three shots at the back of Stowers’ car, striking Stowers in the back near his left shoulder.

Lloyd's "apology" at sentencing was unconvincing:

"I’m sorry if my reaction was an overreaction...I had no idea who the man was," Lloyd said.

The victim was a 20-year-old sailor. Prosecutors argued that Lloyd's letters to the court similarly demonstrated his failure to accept responsibility for his actions.

"Those letters reflect a power of self-deception that is almost pathological," Deputy State’s Attorney John McCarthy said.

Lloyd plans to appeal, but his claim that the jury instructions were inaccurate seems shakey:

Lloyd’s attorneys have said they intend to appeal the verdict based on the judge’s instructions to the jury. Defense attorney Barry Helfand argued during the trial that the jury should have been instructed that Lloyd did not have the duty to retreat from Stowers before shooting because he was a law enforcement officer. [Judge] Harrington rejected the argument because Lloyd’s case was based on self-defense, not that he was trying to make an arrest as a deputy U.S. marshal.