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Man receives 23-year prison sentence for shooting death of Las Cruces school bus driver
Summary by The El Paso Editorial Desk Gabrielle Lopez , as published by KVIA ABC-7
· August 24, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key points The district attorney's office reported the sentence was 23 years. A 35-year-old man has been sentenced to prison for a fatal shooting.
A 35-year-old man has been sentenced to prison for a fatal shooting. The victim was a school bus driver who was shot four times. He was stopped at a traffic light when the incident occurred. The shooter was identified through witness statements and emergency calls.
The district attorney's office reported the sentence was 23 years. A jury had previously found the man guilty of second-degree murder.
Further details about the case are available from the source, including the events leading up to the shooting and the investigation that followed.
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Category: schools Published: August 24, 2026 Source: KVIA ABC-7 Reading time: 1 min
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