A jury has found an Aurora man, 26, guilty of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder in a 2022 shooting that left one dead and another hospitalized , the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office said on Tuesday.

According to statements presented in court by Assistant State’s Attorneys Lori Anderson and Amanda Busljeta about the shooting, a white sedan pulled up to the 300 block of Center Avenue in Aurora on Sept. 24, 2022, and Samuel Garcia, 26, of Aurora exited the passenger seat with a silver revolver, a news release from the State’s Attorney’s Office said.

Garcia then confronted two men, yelled gang slogans and shot one of the men in his face and left arm, according to the news release. A second man, Ferrer Velasquez, attempted to flee but stumbled and fell and was shot

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