CORAL GABLES, Fla. — A man was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison for a fatal shooting that occurred in 2022 at a Publix in Coral Gables.
Surveillance video shows a fight between the victim, Franklyn Pineyro, 50, and Osmel Lugo-Gutierrez on Feb. 6, 2022, that preceded the fatal shooting.
Lugo-Gutierrez, now 56, claimed that he shot Pineyro in self-defense, but detectives said he approached Pineyro from behind as the two waited in the checkout line.
According to detectives, surveillance video shows Lugo-Gutierrez near a shopping cart when Pineyro, who was in line to purchase lottery tickets, lunged at him with his left arm extended after the two got into a verbal argument.
Lugo-Gutierrez then lifted his shirt, pulled out a 9mm Glock from his waistband, and fired at Pineyro, striking him once in the chest, according to police.
Lugo-Gutierrez was arrested on a second-degree murder charge after the shooting.
His wife and daughter spoke at Wednesday’s sentencing hearing. The victim’s wife also delivered an emotional statement through an interpreter.
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