John Edward Sanchez Jr., 28, was arrested two days after the March 16, 2021, shooting of 31-year-old Raymond Reed.
A Chula Vista jury found Sanchez not guilty of both first and second- degree murder. He later pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for the agreed- upon six-year prison term.
At his arraignment in 2021, a prosecutor said Sanchez and the victim were in a vehicle at around 11:30 p.m. when an “argument ensued.” The two men got out of the car, at which point Sanchez shot the victim, according to the prosecutor.
Reed was taken to a hospital, where he died the next morning.