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LUBBOCK, Texas -- Gregory Sanchez, 23, pleaded guilty to Manslaughter on Tuesday in connection with the deadly shooting that took the life of Manuel Rodriguez, 15, back in June of 2020. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

On June 8, 2020, officers responded to the 1700 block of 22nd Street for shots fired. Police found Rodriguez with a gunshot wound. He was taken to University Medical Center, where he later died. Police described the shooting as unintentional, EverythingLubbock.com previously reported.

In a separate incident, after he was behind bars, Sanchez was also charged with sexually assaulting a child in 2019. He was also accused of an unrelated charge of stalking. Those charges were dismissed

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