MINNEAPOLIS — A 22-year-old Eden Prairie man was sentenced to more than a decade in prison on Thursday for fatally shooting a man last year outside of a popular Minneapolis bar and restaurant.
Juan Josue Canario Robles accepted a plea deal in August that dropped one of the two second-degree murder charges he faced in connection to the fatal shooting of 44-year-old Franclin “Nacho” Orellana on Dec. 16, 2023, outside of Conga Latin Bistro off Central and East Hennepin avenues.
The criminal complaint states Robles confronted Orellana’s friend on the dance floor for dancing with his girlfriend. The friend told Robles he “didn’t want any problems,” but Robles punched him in the face.
The bar’s security later told investigators they told Robles “not to do this here,” so he followed the friend outside. The men started fighting and wrestling again before Robles got into his girlfriend’s car.
As they drove away, witnesses say Orellana ran after them, upset with the attack on his friend. He struck one of the car’s windows before Robles shot him several times.