DC man sentenced to 20 years for beating man to death in parking lot

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A D.C. man will spend the next 20 years in federal prison for beating a man to death in the parking lot in 2021, according to the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the District of Columbia.

Alvin Alexis Cruz Garcia, 27, was found guilty in June of second-degree murder while armed after a four-day trial. He is additionally ordered to serve five years of supervised release.

According to court documents, shortly before 8:30 p.m. on March 23, 2021, Ramon Gomez Yanez had parked at Ogden Market on 1500 Ogden St. NW.

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When he returned from shopping, he noticed Garcia was standing on the nearby sidewalk, urinating very close to the back of his car…

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