SALEM, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to 3 ½ years in prison for accidentally shooting and killing a friend’s brother who was visiting from Florida.
The Salem News (https://bit.ly/2hVpWik ) reports that 20-year-old Justice Galarza was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to manslaughter and illegally possessing a firearm.
The sentence included two years on the manslaughter charge, to be followed by 18 months on the gun charge.
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Prosecutors say Galarza was showing the gun to 21-year-old Christian Merced, of Miami, in a Beverly apartment in April when it discharged. Merced was struck in the chest.
The clip had been removed but there was still a round in the chamber.
Galarza fled after the shooting but later surrendered to authorities.
He apologized to Merced’s family in court.
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Information from: The Salem (Mass.) News, https://www.salemnews.com
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