Teen sentenced for fatal 2024 Aurora shooting

Aurora teen sentenced to 35 years in prison for deadly rental hall shooting

A 17-year-old who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a shooting at an Aurora rental hall was sentenced to 35 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections, the district attorney’s office said. Xavier Garcia, 17, was arrested after a shooting during a party in the 2000 block of Tower Road on March 23, 2024. The victim, 19-year-old Joseph Martinez, was standing against a wall when a fight broke out and Garcia approached him, pulled out a …

Teenager sentenced to 35 years in prison for fatal 2024 shooting in Aurora after pleading guilty

A teenager was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Friday for a fatal 2024 shooting in Aurora after he pleaded guilty in July to second-degree murder.Xavier Garcia, 17, originally faced two additional charges first-degree murder and possession of a handgun by a juvenile. Those were dropped, as part of the plea agreement, and Garcia was given 548 days of credit for time already served.Garcia was arrested in April in connection with a double shooti…

Teen sentenced for fatal 2024 Aurora shooting

Xavier Garcia, 17, pleaded guilty in July to second-degree murder.