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Man sentenced to life in prison for double murder in Kansas

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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for a double homicide in Kansas.

Varela, Jr. photo Wyandotte Co.

Jose Varela Jr. was given two life sentences for first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of Fabian Arriaga and Jose Morales.

The charges stemmed from a 2017 triple shooting in Kansas City, Kansas.

The Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office says Varela must serve 25 years before he is eliglble for parole.

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