Denver, CO
Jury convicts man of murder in 2020 Denver shooting death
DENVER – A jury discovered a Denver man responsible of homicide and different prices Thursday in reference to the lethal capturing of a 30-year-old man exterior a restaurant on Park Avenue West close to Interstate 25 in June 2020.
Oscar Villegas-Ortega, 23, was discovered responsible of first-degree homicide with excessive indifference, manslaughter and first-degree assault in reference to the June 27, 2020, capturing exterior the Previous West Pancake Home.
The capturing occurred round 10 p.m. that night time throughout a struggle that occurred following an argument at a celebration contained in the again of the restaurant.
Police stated in an affidavit they arrived to a “chaotic scene” that night and located a number of folks injured, together with Villegas-Ortega.
Fausto Marquez, 30, was shot through the incident and died at a hospital. Officers discovered a .40-caliber in Villegas-Ortega’s pants once they have been patting him down earlier than taking him to a hospital.
Villegas-Ortega is ready to be sentenced on July 22.