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'Now we have justice.' Bridgeport matriarch thanks judge for sentencing her grandson's killer to 63 years behind bars

Luis Morales Morales shot Clinton Taylor 10 times at close range, according to officials.

Frank Recchia

Jun 17, 2026, 9:10 PM

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Luis Morales was sentenced Wednesday to 63 years in prison for the 2021 fatal shooting of Clinton Taylor at a Bridgeport grocery store -- a crime described by police as a "textbook example of overkill."

Morales shot Taylor 10 times at close range, according to officials.

Grandmother Denese Taylor-Moye expressed relief at the verdict, noting the profound, lasting heartbreak for the victim's family.

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