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Man pleads guilty to murder in Thornton Top Golf deadly shooting

By Jennifer McRae,

12 hours ago

Man pleads guilty to murder in Thornton Top Golf deadly shooting 00:16

The gunman who opened fire in the parking lot of the Top Golf in Thornton has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and second-degree attempted murder. Victor Salazar-Guarache pleaded guilty to last year's shooting of his 22-year-old coworker on Sept. 26.

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3eahFa_0vp0ERKr00 — Victor Salazar-Guarache, 26, has been arrested and charged in connection with the shooting death of a 22-year-old man he worked with at the Top Golf in Thornton, Colorado on Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. Thornton Police Department

According to police, the shooting happened after a dispute between two employees in the parking lot of the Top Golf at 16011 Grant Street just before 1 a.m. on Dec. 23, 2023.

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=36z20f_0vp0ERKr00 — A security guard patrols the parking lot of Top Golf in Thornton, Colorado hours after a deadly shooting took place in that parking lot on Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. CBS

Police said that Salazar-Guarache got away but was arrested by Weld County sheriff's deputies and taken to the Adams County Detention Center a short time later.

Sentencing for the stipulated 48-year prison sentence is scheduled for Oct. 11.

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