Man sentenced to 60 years in prison for fatal Castle Rock shooting in 2022
The man convicted of shooting two people outside of a Castle Rock apartment complex in killing one of them was sentenced Friday to years in prison court records show Miguel Angel Mercado was sentenced to years in prison for second-degree murder years in prison for attempted second-degree murder and years in prison for first-degree assault according to court records One of the -year sentences will be served concurrently and the other two sentences will be served consecutively bringing Mercado s total prison time to years rd Judicial District Attorney s Office spokesperson Tom Mustin announced Related Articles Denver man gets years in prison for murder of teen in Nebraska sues Colorado over how much water it s drawing from South Platte River Trial opens for Aurora dentist James Craig in fatal poisoning of wife Former Denver restaurateur indicted for fraud accused of misusing PPP loans ICE deportations are derailing Colorado criminal prosecutions The shooting which started as a fistfight over accusations of cheating happened in the parking lot of the Pines at Castle Rock Apartments just after a m Nov Miguel Angel Mercado pulled out a gun during the fight and opened fire killing Daniel Vilchis Mercado and injuring another man according to the district attorney s office The shooter and the victim are not related A Douglas County jury located Mercado guilty in May Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day
