Reedley man sentenced for shooting and killing 16-year-old boy

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Reedley antheral and pack subordinate convicted of sidesplitting a 15-year-old lad learned his condemnation successful tribunal connected Friday.

Luis Nolasco, conscionable successful his aboriginal 20s, volition walk 22 years successful situation for manslaughter.

"The mode successful which the transgression was carried retired indicates planning, sophistication, and professionalism," said the justice during Nolasco's sentencing.

The lawsuit dates backmost to July of 2022 erstwhile Reedley constabulary officers recovered the assemblage of 15-year-old Alan Herrera successful beforehand of his flat complex.

Police said the 15-year-old lad had respective gunshot wounds, and helium died astatine the hospital.

Three months aft the shooting, constabulary arrested Nolasco, and the territory attorney's bureau charged the young antheral with murder.

Nolasco pleaded not guilty, and the lawsuit was getting acceptable to spell to proceedings past summer.

But Nolasco had a alteration of heart.

He reached a woody with prosecutors and agreed to plead nary contention to voluntary manslaughter.

During his sentencing, 3 of Herrera's household members sat successful the courtroom wearing shirts with his photo.

Feet distant from them, Nolasco's defence lawyer said his lawsuit is already connected the close track.

"One affirmative improvement that I see, you know, is that my lawsuit decided to driblet retired from the pack and rehab himself. And I deliberation that here's capable time, and I truly sincerely anticipation that he'll rehab himself," said defence lawyer Curtis Sok.

Despite those comments, the justice offered immoderate harsh words for Nolasco, who sat without showing overmuch emotion.

"It's conscionable truthful disheartening to the tribunal that a 15-year-old mislaid his life. It is truthful wholly unnecessary. And present we're going to person Mr. Nolasco suffer his state for 22 years," said the judge.

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