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A man who unintentionally shot his brother to death during a fight at an Escondido bar in 2018 was sentenced Thursday to more than 135 years to life in state prison.
Manuel Eliseo Martinez, now 35, was convicted in Vista Superior Court of murder, attempted murder and other charges stemming from the shooting death of his older brother, Antonio Martinez, at Pounders Sports Pub.
Antonio Martinez was 35 years old at the time of his death.
The September 2018 shooting happened after the brothers left the bar on West Grand Avenue near South Broadway, got into a car and sped off, prompting a bar patron to chastise them for speeding, according to Escondido police.