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
The backstory:…