Jonathan Rosa Camacho.Photo: Courtesy Family
A Pennsylvania man who fatally shot a teenager he mistook for someone he wanted to kill has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, authorities announced.
Luis Garcia, 33, was handed down the sentence last week after a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder, possessing an instrument of crime and related illegal firearm violations in connection with the death of 16-year-old Jonathan Rosa Camacho, according to a March 13press releasefrom the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office.
The body pack Garcia wore the night of the shooting was recovered during the searches.
Jonathan Rosa Camacho.Courtesy Family
Garcia was taken in for questioning and admitted his role in the killing.
“It was determined during this interrogation that Garcia gunned down the teen because he believed Camacho was associated with another individual that Garcia was targeting for murder,” the release states.
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Camacho’s family gave a victim impact statement last week during Garcia’s sentencing.
“We wish we could have been there to hold Jonathan so he wouldn’t be alone while taking his last breath,” the victim’s family wrote, per the release. “At such a young age, Jonathan did everything he could to protect his mother and family.”
“He had so many hopes and dreams about what he wanted to be in the future, and what he wanted to do to make sure his mother and family were taken care of. His loss has pierced a hole in our family that will never be filled again,” the statement continued.
source: people.com
