articleThe Brief A man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty in a 2023 murder case in Sunnyvale, the town's first in 20 years. 27-year-old Quantavius Gomillia was convicted in the shooting death of Tyesha Merritt in June 2023. The suspect in a 2023 Sunnyvale murder case has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. What we know:Last week, 27-year-old Quantavius Gomillia pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the shooting death of Tyesha Merritt in June 2023. The backstory:The June 4, 2023 incident resulted in the death of Tyesha Merrit and injuries to four others at Riverstone Apartments in Sunnyvale.