A 26-year-old man was convicted of first-degree murder on Tuesday in the shooting death of a 22-year-old woman in Lakewood, according to court records.
Patrick Plasencio was charged with shooting Amanda Bobian outside of a home in the 1200 block of South Marshall Street in May 2023, according to previous reporting and Denver7.
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Investigators believed Plasencio shot Bobian after an argument and fled the scene, Denver7 reported.
A jury also convicted Plasencio of attempted murder and two misdemeanor weapons charges.
First-degree murder convictions in Colorado carry the mandatory sentence of life in prison. Plasencio is set to be sentenced Dec. 20.
His brother, 29-year-old Frankie Plasencio, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and being an accessory to a crime in June and was sentenced to two years in prison with credit for more than a year already served, according to court records.
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