A Texas man has been convicted of capital murder in the fatal shooting of three teenagers by the man's then-14-year-old son.
Father guilty of capital murder in Garland fatal triple shooting he drove his son to and fromA Texas man has been convicted of capital murder in the fatal shooting of three teenagers by the man's then-14-year-old son. A 15-year-old newly hired cook was injured in the shooting and has recovered.
In the trial, prosecutors alleged that Acosta drove his son to and from a Garland gas station convenience store, where the 14-year-old fatally shot three teens and wounded a fourth,Acosta testified that he did not know his son, Abel Elias Acosta, had a gun or had shot anyone, only that the teenager got into his vehicle and told his father to drive away because someone was shooting.
Prosecutors argued that Richard Acosta sought to dispose of evidence and tried to move his family from Garland.
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