Wayne Martin Gets Life in Prison for Double Murder

A Brooklyn judge sentenced Wayne Martin to life in prison for the execution-style slayings of Donald Turner Sr. and Ricardo Davids inside Gary's Tire Emporium of East Flatbush in 2005.

Martin, who's previously been convicted of robbery and drug dealing, didn't say a word after Davids' mother and  survivor Donald Turner Jr. called for him to be locked away for life.

Donald Turner Jr. was shot in the arm and leg after going to the back of the store when his father had called. Since the incident, he suffered a stroke and an aneurysm that left him with a limp and he struggles to speak.

A lawyer for Martin said he denies being the killer and plans to appeal.

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