MERCED, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The antheral arrested pursuing a deadly shooting astatine a enactment successful Merced successful 2023 was sentenced connected Wednesday to 50 years to beingness successful prison, according to the Merced County District Attorney's Office.
According to the DA's office, Jose Kevin Valencia Zavala was sentenced for the execution of 20-year-old Kaylie L. Allen.
Zavala, who was 19 years aged astatine the clip of the shooting, was arrested pursuing the incidental connected April 21, 2023.
At the time, constabulary accidental helium was denied introduction to the party, got upset and started warring with different patrons. He near momentarily, past returned to commencement shooting astatine radical who were loitering extracurricular the establishment. One of those shots fatally wounded Kaylie Lynn Allen.
Officers accidental helium was arrested aft a pack portion serviceman saw him leaving a motel located connected East Childs Avenue successful Merced.
Zavala was convicted by assemblage connected June 27 and was sentenced connected July 22.