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A teen found guilty for a deadly shooting last year at Bellaire High School is expected to serve 12 years for the crime.
Authorities say the teen, who hasn t been publicly identified due to his age, was sentenced on Monday.
Cesar Cortes, a 19-year-old high school senior, was shot to death by a 16-year-old friend in Jan. 2020. At the time, sources told ABC13 the shooting was unintentional while the younger teen was showing off the gun.
The deadly shooting prompted calls for greater security at the campus. A rally organized by the Bellaire High School chapter of Students Demand Action, a gun safety activist group, included at least 100 students who chanted Justice for Cesar while holding up homemade signs in a school courtyard.
Teen found guilty of manslaughter in 2020 Bellaire HS shooting, police say
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Teen charged in connection with Bellaire High School shooting danger to community, judge says
HOUSTON – A Bellaire High School student that killed another student on campus was found guilty of manslaughter, according to Bellaire Police Department Assistant Chief Onesimo Lopez.
The unidentified suspect, who was 16 at the time, shot 19-year-old Cesar Cortes in the chest inside the JRTOC supply room on Jan. 14, 2020, according to officials.
Cesar Cortes, 19, was fatally shot at Bellaire High School on January 14, 2020. Courtesy: Click2Houston.com (KSAT)
The student and another person were arrested at a convenience store nearly four hours after the shooting. The second person arrested was later released and faced no charges.
Teen convicted of manslaughter in deadly Bellaire High School shooting
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BELLAIRE, Texas - A teen has been convicted of manslaughter in the deadly shooting at Bellaire High School last year, the Bellaire Police Chief confirmed.
The suspect, who was 16 years old at the time of the shooting, was charged as a juvenile. His identity was not released due to his age.
When officers arrived, the shooter had fled the scene. Bellaire police later arrested a suspect.
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Explaining the manslaughter charge last year, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said evidence showed that the act the juvenile committed was not intentional, but it was reckless.
After days of searching, police say they found the gun believed to have been used in the shooting death of Cesar Cortes.
The deadly shooting prompted calls for greater secuity at the campus. A rally organized by the Bellaire High School chapter of Students Demand Action, a gun safety activist group, included at least 100 students who chanted Justice for Cesar while holding up homemade signs in a school courtyard.