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Salina Man Sentenced To 15+ Years For Murder Of Teen In Sunset Park

Jose Manuel Garay

A Salina man was sentenced to 15 years and four months in prison for fatally shooting a teenager after a fight in a city park.

Jose M. Garay was sentenced Tuesday for second-degree murder in the July 2010 death of 17-year-old Derek Rico.

Investigators said a fight broke out in the park after Rico stopped a car in which Garay was riding. The fight was gang-related but police say Garay was not a member of a gang.

Testimony indicated Rico was fighting with another man when Garay walked up to the fight, pulled a gun and shot Rico.

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