DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) – On Feb.14, 2024, Antonio Vasquez shot and killed 19-year-old Dacien Salazar during a drive-by shooting outside Denver’s Downtown Aquarium, according to the Denver District Attorney’s Office.
On Friday, Antonio Vasquez was sentenced to 40 years in prison, while Vasquez’s brother, Jason Trujillo, Jr., was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Vasquez and Trujillo both previously pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder in the death of 19-year-old Dacien Salazar, according to the DA’s Office. Officials say Trujillo drove the car that was used in the shooting.
KRDO13 spoke with Dacien’s mother, Roxanne Coca, on Friday. She says she’s been fighting for justice for her son for the past two years.
“Dacien was loved, Dace had a lot of passion,” Roxanne Coca, Dacien’s mother, previously told our Denver news partners, “They took him from me, and I just won’t be the same.”…