2 guilty of murder, robbery in 2024 Lamont shooting

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Two men were found guilty of murder and robbery in the 2024 killing of a man in Lamont who prosecutors say was lured to a location where he was shot and marijuana stolen from his vehicle.

Romieo Narvaez and Gabriel Prieto face life in prison in the shooting death of Emanuel Gonzalez, 21.

They had separate juries. Narvaez’s jury returned guilty verdicts on Friday, and Prieto’s on Monday.

Narvaez, 26, wasn’t the shooter, prosecutor Eric Smith said, but he helped set up the victim by arranging a meeting under the pretense of buying marijuana…

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