Denver man gets 48 years in prison for murder of teen in 2022

A Denver man was sentenced Friday to years in prison for the murder of a -year-old boy in according to court records Denver District Court Judge Karen Brody sentenced Diego Lopez on Friday to years in prison with a credit of two years and days for time served court records show Lopez was years old when he shot Josiaz JoJo Aragon in the back and then pistol-whipped beat and stabbed the -year-old Aragon was days away from celebrating his th birthday Lopez was also ordered to pay to Aragon s family during Friday s sentencing hearing according to court records Aragon s body was uncovered at a baseball field near Denver s Southwest Recreation Center on Aug The two teenagers knew each other from school and had met at the baseball field for a gun sale police noted Lopez shot Aragon in the back after they made the deal Related Articles Nebraska sues Colorado over how much water it s drawing from South Platte River Trial opens for Aurora dentist James Craig in fatal poisoning of wife Former Denver restaurateur indicted for fraud accused of misusing PPP loans ICE deportations are derailing Colorado criminal prosecutions Boulder paramedic charged with manslaughter after sedating restraining man Lopez who was charged as an adult took a deal and pleaded guilty in April to one count of second-degree murder in Aragon s death That deal dropped multiple charges from his situation including murder aggravated robbery tampering with evidence and weapons charges It also dismissed two violent crime sentence enhancers Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day