One of two men charged in the 2021 shooting death of a beloved American Red Cross worker was sentenced to prison today on his murder conviction.

St. Clair County Circuit Judge Billy Weathington Jr. sentenced 22-year-old Andray LaQuarn Pope Jr. to 30 years in prison for the shooting death of 67-year-old Brian Shaw at his Odenville home.

Pope was also sentenced to 20 years for first-degree theft of property. The sentenced are to run concurrently.

Pope was asked in court Wednesday if he had anything to say, and he did not.

A jury convicted Pope of both crimes on Aug. 25.

His co-defendant, 36-year-old Charles Lawrence Grimmett of Homewood, pleaded guilty Oct. 27 to the same charges, court records show. Grimmett’s sentencing is set for Nov. 20.

According to friends and family, Shaw was in the three-bay, industrial-style garage behind his home working on one of his cars that Tuesday. He loved to buy and sell cars, take them apart and rebuild them.

Most recently he had bought Babe, the 2002 convertible Camaro that had logged only 16,000 miles.

It was shortly before 8 p.m. when his neighbors heard what sounded like gunfire.

“They heard, ‘pop pop,’ and his wife said, ‘that sounded like gunfire,’’’ Shaw’s sister, Carole Tatum, told AL.com in a previous interview. “He came out of his house and saw Brian laying there and told his wife to call 911. He grabbed his shotgun and went back outside.”

Shaw was pronounced dead at his home within 30 minutes of the shooting.

Grimmett was running down the street. Pope had driven off as soon as the neighbor appeared brandishing a long gun.

Grimmett was captured shortly after Shaw’s killing. Pope later surrendered to authorities.

Friends and family said Shaw did not know the suspects and was targeted for robbery.

Originally from Canada, Shaw and his family eventually ended up in Birmingham via Florida where Shaw graduated from Homewood High School and went on to study computers at a trade school.

He lost two wives and his 12-year-old son to cancer, but those closest to him said he didn’t let his tragedies deter him in bring joy to others.

When he retired from computer work, he became a handyman of sorts, traveling all over the country to help with a deck, or a kitchen, or a whole house. He bought a van and outfitted it with a bed and electricity. Friends called it the “Hippy Van.”

He often spent time with his Canadian friends who wintered in Florida, and he regularly housesat for friends in New Mexico. He visited about 47 states, and often posted pictures of his travels. “He had friends everywhere, and he’d just go visit them and he’d be gone two or three weeks,’’ Tatum said. “He was always on the go. He had a zest for life.”

“He had a lot of tragedy in his life beginning with his mom dying when he was young, but that’s just who Brian was,’’ said best friend Kay Channell in an earlier interview. “He’s going to pick it up and move on down the road. He was the very best man you could meet.”

Three years prior to his murder, Shaw began his Red Cross volunteer work and eventually became a Disaster Action Team Duty Officer/Supervisor. He logged more than 8,000 hours with the agency.

“Brian treated everyone with kindness and was a gentle soul,’’ said Debbie Looney, Disaster Program Manager.

“He treated all people with compassion, empathy, dignity and respect. This was especially important when some were having the worst day of their lives as a result of a disaster such as a fire, tornado or flood.”