Vancouver man found guilty of first-degree murder a second time in 2019 porch shooting
The conviction relates to the January 2019 killing of Zenen Cepeda Silva, 69, who was shot while sitting on a Vancouver porch with his wife.
Reported by Global News BC; court confirmation pending.
Illustrative photoZenen Cepeda Silva was 69, sitting on a porch in Vancouver with his wife, when he was shot and killed in January 2019.
A Vancouver man has now been found guilty of first-degree murder in his death for a second time, Global News BC reported.
For people in the city, the case is a stark reminder of how an ordinary moment, a couple sitting together outdoors, can end in a fatal shooting, and of how long the justice system can take to settle what followed.
Why the case produced a second guilty finding, and what sentence the man now faces, have not been made public.
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