Man sentenced to 32 years for Fort Worth Stockyards murder

The Brief

  • 20-year-old Kevin Aguilar was sentenced to 32 years in prison for the murder of 18-year-old Joseph Padilla near the Fort Worth Stockyards in 2024.
  • Prosecutors said Aguilar fired an AR-style rifle into a crowd in a parking lot, hitting four people.
  • Padilla, who was a senior at Weatherford High School, was out celebrating his birthday when he and three others were shot.

FORT WORTH, Texas The man who killed an 18-year-old celebrating his birthday near the Fort Worth Stockyards last year has been sentenced to 32 years in prison.

Fort Worth Murder Conviction

What we know:

According to the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office, 20-year-old Kevin Aguilar pleaded guilty to the 2024 murder.

Aguilar was then sentenced to 32 years in prison.

Fort Worth Stockyards Shooting

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