CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Eugene L. Reid, the man accused of shooting and killing 29-year-old Richard Gonzalez on the 2800 block of Ruth Street back in May 2021, was found guilty Monday afternoon.
Nueces County First Asst. District Attorney Angelica Hernandez confirmed to 3NEWS that Reid was sentenced to 65 years in prison
The shooting happened at a party held in a business just after 5 a.m. Officers said when they arrived, people were giving Gonzalez CPR.
Gonzalez later died at a local hospital.
Reid later was found in a home in Waltham, Massachusetts, and extradited to Nueces County.
"We're not at all pleased with the outcome of the verdict, but we have to accept it. That's the way our judicial system works, and so we are preparing now the punishment phase of the case," said Reid's defense attorney Hector Rene Gonzalez.
Shortly after the verdict, the jury was able to hear evidence for the sentencing phase. That included emotional testimonies from some of Gonzalez's family members.
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