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Man sentenced to 42 years in prison for 2011 death of Pueblo man
Posted: 02.23.2013 at 5:10 PM
Rachel Welte

Rachel Welte is the Weekend News Anchor and a General Assignment Reporter.

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PUEBLO, COLO. -- A 21-year-old man charged in a deadly shooting at a Pueblo Park has been sentenced to 42 years in prison.

Devin Downey struck a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of 45-year-old Pedro Solis-Astorga.

Investigators said Downey was smoking marijuana in the park when Solis-Astorga approached him.

They also suggested Downey shot and killed the man because he wanted to avoid the disclosure of his sexual activities in the park.

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