DES MOINES, Iowa — Four teenagers involved in the deadly East High School shooting were sentenced in Polk County Thursday, according to the Polk County Attorney's Office.
19-year-old Daniel Hernandez, 19-year-old Henry David Valladares Amaya and 18-year-old Manuel De Jesus Buezo were sentenced to 60 years, 50 years and 20 years in prison respectively.
Each teenager pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and two counts of willful injury causing serious injury. All three teenagers were juveniles at the time of the shooting.
In addition, 19-year-old Gumaro Marquez-Jacobo was sentenced to a four-year suspended sentence. He pleaded guilty to one count of accessory after the fact, one count of person ineligible to carry a dangerous weapon and one count of providing a pistol or revolver to a person under 21.
15-year-old Jose Lopez was killed in the March 7, 2022 shooting at East High, while two others were "critically injured", the Polk County Attorney's Office said.
Ten teenagers were charged in connection to the shooting. Of those, three pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and four pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
Three teenagers still face sentencing in connection to the shooting: 16-year-old Nyang Mai Chamdual, 16-year-old Alex Perdomo and 18-year-old Octavio Lopez Sanchez, Jr.