Man convicted of first-degree murder in woman’s shooting death in Lakewood
A 26-year-old man was convicted of first-degree murder on Tuesday in the shooting death of 22-year-old Amanda Bobian in Lakewood.
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A 26-year-old man was convicted of first-degree murder on Tuesday in the shooting death of a 22-year-old woman in Lakewood, according to court records.
Patrick Plasencio was charged with shooting Amanda Bobian outside of a home in the 1200 block of South Marshall Street in May 2023, according to previous reporting and Denver7.
Investigators believed Plasencio shot Bobian after an argument and fled the scene, Denver7 reported.
A jury also convicted Plasencio of attempted murder and two misdemeanor weapons charges.
First-degree murder convictions in Colorado carry the mandatory sentence of life in prison. Plasencio is set to be sentenced Dec. 20.
His brother, 29-year-old Frankie Plasencio, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and being an accessory to a crime in June and was sentenced to two years in prison with credit for more than a year already served, according to court records.
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