Two men were found guilty Wednesday of second-degree murder after stabbing a man to death outside a restaurant and nightclub in Fort Myers.
Video above: Original reporting of the arrest
According to the State Attorney’s Office, the three-day trial ended with convictions for both Jacinto Lopez Sanchez and Domingo Rudy Velasco Ostuma, who chased and attacked the victim in the parking lot.
The men confronted the victim outside El Patron Restaurante on Palm Beach Boulevard just before 2 a.m. on March 10, 2024.
Surveillance video showed both men attacking the victim as he tried to escape, clutching his side after being stabbed.
The Fort Myers Police Department responded and, with help from a security guard, nabbed one suspect at the scene. The second suspect ran but was captured soon after.
The SAO said the two men were roommates. The victim was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Sentencing is scheduled for May 12.
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