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Texas Man Gets Life in Prison for Killing a Father, Son, 3

A South Texas man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2016 shooting deaths of a father and his 3-year-old son near Rio Grande City

A South Texas man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2016 shooting deaths of a father and his 3-year-old son.

Jurors in Edinburg on Thursday convicted 20-year-old Jesus Angel Rebollar of two counts of capital murder. Prosecutors did not seek the death penalty against Rebollar, who was 17 at the time of the slayings near Rio Grande City.

Authorities said 41-year-old Hector Garcia Jr. and his young son, Julian Garcia, were shot on Nov. 6, 2016. The bullet-riddled vehicle was found on a rural road.

Prosecutors in Starr County initially said several people were in a truck where the gunfire originated and Rebollar was believed to be the shooter.

The district attorney's office didn't immediately return a message Friday about a possible motive in the deaths.

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