An 18-year-old, Christian Acevedo, has been sentenced to more than four decades in prison after pleading guilty to a 2022 shooting near Benito Juarez Community Academy that resulted in the deaths of two teenagers and injuries to two others.<\/p>\n
The Cook County judge handed down the sentence on Monday, following Acevedo’s guilty plea to two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder for the December 16, 2022, incident. The shooting, which took place on Chicago\u2019s southwest side, claimed the lives of Brandon Perez, 15, and Nathan Billegas, 14, and left two other teens wounded shortly after classes had been dismissed.<\/p>\n
At the time of the shooting, Acevedo was 16 years old. He was charged as an adult in February 2023 for his role in the attack.<\/p>\n
The judge sentenced Acevedo to 46 years in prison: 20 years for each murder count and an additional six years for the attempted murder charge. According to Acevedo’s attorney, Nicholas Giordano, Acevedo must serve all 40 years of the murder sentences and at least 85% of the six-year sentence, which means he will spend no less than 45 years in prison.<\/p>\n
During the hearing, Giordano described the incident as a \u201ctragedy all around.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe whole thing was unfortunate. Two people were killed and he\u2019s taking responsibility for it. But he\u2019ll be spending a significant part of his entire life behind bars,\u201d Giordano told The Associated Press on Tuesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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