DES MOINES, Iowa — The final suspect involved in the deadly East High School shooting pleaded guilty Thursday, according to the Polk County Attorney's Office.
18-year-old Octavio Lopez Sanchez Jr. faces up to 70 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder and two counts of willful injury.
Lopez Sanchez was 17 years old at the time of the March 2022 shooting on the grounds of East High School.
15-year-old Jose David Lopez was killed in the shooting. Two others were critically injured.
Ten teenagers were charged in connection to the shooting. Of those, three pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and four, including Lopez Sanchez, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
Lopez Sanchez will be sentenced Nov. 7.
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