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Jury convicts man in deadly Denver shooting after two hours of deliberation

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DENVER — After two hours of jury deliberation, a man was convicted in connection with a 2022 deadly shooting, the Denver District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday.

Around 6:50 p.m. on June 21, 2022, Denver police responded to an alley near West 13th Avenue for a report of a shooting. Officers found a man — later identified as 37-year-old Raymond Herrera — suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

Herrera was taken to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries.

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Phillip Gurule was arrested on July 15, 2022, in connection with Herrera's death.

After two hours of deliberation, a jury convicted Gurule of first-degree murder. He was immediately sentenced to life in prison without parole, according to the DA's office.