Jonathan Camacho Wiki – Jonathan Camacho Biography

A man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for shooting a 16-year-old boy on his bike after mistakenly thinking the boy was connected to someone he was targeting for murder. Luis Garcia was sentenced last week for the 2021 shooting of Jonathan Camacho authorities said in a news release Sunday. Garcia was convicted last week of first-degree murder, possession of an instrument of crime and violations involving illegal firearms, prosecutors said in a statement.

On Jan. 4, 2021, Garcia shot Camacho eight times after the teen passed him on his bike. Garcia fled in a Subaru Legacy driven by another man. Officers arrived and tried to save the boy’s life, but he died. Camacho’s parents said the loss opened a void in the family that will never be filled again.

“I wish we could have been there to hold Jonathan so he wouldn’t be alone while he took his last breath,” his family wrote in a statement read to the court. “At such a young age, Jonathan did everything he could to protect his mother and family from him. He had so many hopes and dreams about what he wanted to be in the future and what he wanted to do to make sure his mother and his family were taken care of.”

Jonathan Camacho Age

The age of Jonathan Camacho was 16 years.

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Who killed Jonathan Camacho ?

Surveillance footage showed Garcia wearing different shoes and a body pack at a Chinese food store shortly before the murder. Footage also showed it taking off after the shooting.

A week after the murder, detectives saw the same Subaru in the neighborhood and took it into custody. Police searched the car, searched Garcia’s co-defendant, Eric Santiago, and found the backpack Garcia was carrying the night of the shooting, authorities said. When they were caught and confronted with evidence a week after the murder, prosecutors said both men confessed.

“During this questioning it was determined that Garcia shot the teen because he believed Camacho was associated with another individual Garcia was seeking to kill,” Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said in a news release. “With this conviction and sentence, my office continues to send the message to those who may be contemplating senseless acts of violence: they will be caught and sentenced.”Read More…..