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Abner Juarbe, 19, was sentenced to serve 22 to 50 years in state prison, according to the district attorney's office.
Juarbe shot and killed 39-year-old Darnell Thompson on Thursday, March 23, 2023 in the 500 block of North Fourth Street in Allentown, the district attorney's office said. Juarbe shot Thompson during a fight between two teenage girls that occurred around 6:30 p.m.
Thompson, of 521 North Fourth Street in Allentown, died from multiple gunshot wounds and his death was ruled a homicide by the Lehigh County Coroner, according to the district attorney's office.
Less than 24 hours before the killing occurred, Juarbe stole a gun from a victim at a hotel in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, the district attorney's office said. That was on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.
Juarbe pleaded guilty to Third-Degree Murder, Robbery, and Conspiracy to Commit Robbery on Thursday, Aug. 1, according to the district attorney's office.
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