Des Moines, IA (AP) A man was sentenced to up to 50 years in prison for killing his neighbor during an argument over a lawnmower. Nery Lopez Morales, 52, was sentenced Thursday for the death of 42-year-old Amber Burton, in what the victim's mother called "one of the most stupid reasons I have ever heard to shoot someone." Lopez Morales was originally charged with first-degree murder but entered a plea agreement in February to be charged with voluntary manslaughter, The Des Moines Register reported. Court documents say Burton and her boyfriend sold a lawnmower to Lopez Morales but Burton "repossessed" it because Lopez Morales allegedly owed her money in September 2021. He drove to Burton's house and shot her once with a shotgun while they argued, police said. Lopez Morales also pleaded guilty to first-degree burglary, intimidation with a dangerous weapon and assault during a felony. He was sentenced to consecutive terms totaling 50 years, with a mandatory
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An Iowa man who fatally shot his neighbor in a dispute over a lawnmower has been sentenced to up to 50 years in prison. He shot her once with a shotgun while they argued.
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