Man gets life without parole for shooting boy riding bike

Jonathan Camacho (Courtesy of Camacho family)

A man was sentenced to life without parole for gunning down a 16-year-old boy on his bicycle after mistakenly thinking the boy was connected to someone he was targeting for murder.

Luis Garcia was sentenced last week in the 2021 shooting of Jonathan Camacho, authorities said in a news release on Sunday. Garcia was found guilty last week of first-degree murder, possessing an instrument of crime, and related illegal firearm violations, prosecutors said in a statement.

On Jan. 4, 2021, Garcia shot Camacho eight times after the teen rode past him on his bicycle. Garcia fled in a Subaru Legacy driven by another man. Officers arrived and tried to save the boy’s life, but he died.


Man gets life without parole for shooting boy riding bike

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