A 17-year-old has received a term topping seven years for fatally shooting another teenager in Robbinsdale during what a witness said was an arrangement to exchange guns.
Prison for 17-year-old who fatally shot teen in Robbinsdale during reported gun swap
Anthony Guerrero's sentence calls for him to serve the first 4 2⁄3 years of his 7 1⁄3-year term in prison and the balance on supervised release
October 3, 2023 at 8:42PM
Anthony C. Guerrero, of Brooklyn Park, was sentenced as an adult by Hennepin County District Judge Juan Hoyos last week after pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter in connection with the death on May 29 of Tycorian J. Estes, of Robbinsdale.
Estes was shot multiple times about 1 p.m. on May 29 in the 3300 block of N. Grimes Avenue and died on June 1 at North Memorial Health Hospital.
Guerrero, who was initially charged with second-degree unintentional murder, received credit for four months already spent in custody, meaning he is expected to serve the first 4⅔ years of his 7⅓-year term in prison and the balance on supervised release
A 14-year-old boy was also charged in juvenile court as an accomplice, but that case is not public because of his age.
According to the charges against Guerrero:
Officers arrived to find a wounded Estes down near an alley. Two women were applying pressure to a gunshot wound on his neck. The officers provided immediate medical aid before he was taken to North Memorial.
One of the women said she saw a silver vehicle leave the alley following the shooting. Other officers nearby saw an SUV speeding on N. 36th Avenue and running a red light.
The vehicle stopped on its own on Hwy. 100, and the officers arrested Guerrero, who was driving, and his 14-year-old passenger. Officers found a 9-millimeter handgun in the glovebox and ammunition on the car floor. A spent 9mm casing was found in the pocket of Guerrero's sweatshirt.
The 14-year-old told officers he helped arrange an exchange of guns between Guerrero and Estes that morning.
Guerrero and Estes had a disagreement while Guerrero was holding a gun. The 14-year-old said Estes tried to take the gun from Guerrero by placing him in a headlock before Guerrero shot Estes in the neck and the stomach.
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