LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A Mexican citizen was sentenced yesterday to ten years in prison for shooting a man in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
According to court documents, on March 6, 2020, the victim was at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area when he responded to a male voice calling for help. The victim saw Eliel Urrutia-Jimenez (26) lying on the ground and attempted to see if Urrutia-Jimenez needed help. When the victim approached, Urrutia-Jimenez turned and shot the victim four times, wounding him in the torso.
Urrutia-Jimenez pleaded guilty in July 2021 to one count of discharging a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence, admitting that he knowingly and intentionally shot the victim — with the intent to do bodily harm — four times in the torso. In addition to the term of imprisonment, U.S. District Judge Andrew P. Gordon sentenced Urrutia-Jimenez to five years of supervised release.
Acting U.S. Attorney Christopher Chiou for the District of Nevada and Chief Ranger Trouper Snow for the National Park Service made the announcement.
This case was investigated by the National Park Service.
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