Felony murder trial set to start
20-year-old 2nd man charged in 19 slaying
The second of two men charged in a shooting death just west of downtown in October 2019 is expected to stand trial beginning today.
Anthony M. Mitchell, 20, is charged with felony murder and robbery in the death of Pablo Guzman Vasquez, 40, who was shot just outside a Runnion Avenue home.
Prosecutors dismissed a murder charge against Mitchell last week. Indiana law defines felony murder as a murder committed in the act of another felony.
Mitchell s trial is expected to run through Thursday.
Jermaine Turner, 41, pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced in March 2020 to 50 years in prison. Mitchell and Turner were together at the time, according to court documents, but Turner admitted firing the fatal shots.