Izaiah Garcia gets life sentence for killing Sandia HS student
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A judge sentenced Izaiah Garcia to life in prison Thursday for murdering a Sandia High School student in September 2019.
Judge Brett Loveless sentenced Garcia for murdering Sean Markey. In August 2021, a jury found Garcia guilty of first-degree murder with a “depraved mind” and also aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Investigators learned Garcia tried shooting someone at a Homecoming party. Then the bullet ricocheted and fatally struck Sean Markey in the back.
Garcia will spend at least 32-and-a-half years behind bars before he’s eligible for parole.
Garcia still faces charges for allegedly killing Cayla Campos in October 2019. That case will go to trial in September.
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He also faces charges for allegedly stabbing a man in 2021.
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