CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) - A jury has found a man guilty of murder in the 2005 death of a 10-year-old boy at a home in Clovis.
Authorities say 36-year-old Noe Torres was part of a gang that fired several bullets into the home that led to the death of Carlos Perez.
Jurors deliberated less than two hours before reaching Friday’s verdict.
The child was shot in the head while sleeping in his bedroom just one day before his 11th birthday.
Prosecutors say Torres is the last of five people to be convicted in the case.
Torres had fled from authorities, but was eventually arrested in Mexico and returned to the United States.
Gov. Susana Martinez issued a statement saying Friday’s verdict was overdue justice for the Perez family.
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