GOLDEN, Colo. — A man charged in connection with the shooting death of a 14-year-old boy in Lakewood was sentenced to more than two decades in prison Wednesday.
Court records show that Philix Baca, 21, pleaded guilty in Jefferson County Court in January to one count of attempted first-degree murder (extreme indifference) and a crime of violence sentence enhancer. Two first-degree murder charges and two crime of violence sentence enhancers were dropped as part of a plea agreement. He was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in the Department of Corrections, with credit for 295 days served.
Francisco “Cisco” Laqui was shot and killed at a friend’s house in the 1100 block of Garrison Street on April 13, 2024. Lakewood Police said there was an argument at a party that escalated to the shooting…