GREENWOOD, Ind. – A man who confessed to shooting and killing a teen at a Johnson County bus stop in 2022 learned his punishment. A judge sentenced 20-year-old Tyrique Radford El to 55 years in prison for the August 2022 shooting that killed 16-year-old Temario Stokes Jr. Whiteland high school student killed at school bus stop in Greenwood; Suspect arrested Stokes was waiting for his school bus when it happened. Radford El agreed to plead guilty to murder earlier this year. The sentence includes 50 years in the Indiana Department of Correction and five years of probation. Radford El also received credit for time served. Witnesses said Stokes was standing at a bus stop at Winterwood Drive and Providence Drive when someone in a black hoodie approached and shot him multiple times. Greenwood police said the shooting appeared to be targeted. Tyrique Radford El/Johnson County Jail Police apprehended Radford El, who later admitted to the shooting. He told investigators he and another individual had been involved in an altercation with Stokes, who had just recently moved into the area and attended Whiteland Community High School. Radford El told investigators he saw Stokes at the bus stop and feared he was armed. When Stokes placed a hand near his pocket, Radford El “reacted too fast” and shot him. He told investigators he knew it was wrong. Court docs: 18-year-old confessed to shooting Whiteland sophomore ‘more times than necessary’ at bus stop “Nine times out of 10, he probably did just reach for his pocket. But I don’t know,” Radford El told police, according to the probable cause affidavit. He said the shooting couldn’t have been self-defense. After the shooting, Radford El ran away and hid in a cornfield. He ditched the gun and emerged wet and dirty. When police encountered him, he initially told them he was sweating from a workout. He later told investigators he wanted to talk and revealed what happened.