Edwin Concepcion Sentenced To 35+ Years In Lancaster Killing

Judge Jeffery Wright handed down the sentence after Edwin Ulysses Concepcion, 25, pleaded guilty on Monday, Sept. 29 to criminal homicide and multiple firearms offenses. A jury had been set to hear the case this week before Concepcion changed his plea in court.

Prosecutors called the killing a “deliberate and unprovoked attack.” Concepcion did not offer a reason when given the chance to speak, and Lugo’s brother, speaking through a translator, asked for answers during the hearing, according to the release.

Investigators used surveillance video to track Concepcion following Lugo on the first block of West New Street before running off; additional footage showed him holding a black handgun. A rideshare receipt tied to Concepcion helped police locate him. A search of his South Queen Street residence the next day recovered a loaded handgun with an obliterated serial number, clothing, a phone matching the shooter, and a debit card used to buy the ride. His fingerprints matched the handgun, authorities said…

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