A convicted felon barred from having guns has been found guilty in the murder of a teenager who was fatally shot in Waterbury in 2022.

A jury in New Haven Superior Court returned the guilty verdict on one count of murder on Tuesday against 28-year-old Frankie DeJesus of Waterbury, according to the state Division of Criminal Justice .

The charge stems from the fatal shooting of 18-year-old William Beltran of Waterbury who was found suffering from gunshot wounds in the 100 block of Willow Street on July 20, 2022, after officers responded to the area on a report of shots fired, DCJ officials said. The teen was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to the DCJ, the evidence presented at trial included “scientific” and cell phone evidence as well as witness testimony. Officials noted that

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