Florence man convicted of manslaughter in 2013 shooting
The son of a Florence police officer has been convicted of manslaughter in the 2013 death of a friend during a homecoming party.
A Pinal County Superior Court jury found 32-year-old Andrew Salazar guilty on Wednesday.
Prosecutors were seeking to convict Salazar on a charge of second-degree murder in the death of Robert DeArman.
The two men were socializing in October 2013 when authorities say Salazar pulled a gun from his backpack.
A witness reported seeing the gun in Salazar’s hand shortly after hearing a gunshot.
Salazar will be sentenced on July 19.
The Casa Grande Dispatch reports Salazar already is serving a seven-year prison term for having a weapon on the night of the shooting.
He was on probation at the time and was prohibited from owning a gun.
