USA - California. A jury sentenced Francisco Beltran Jr., 24, Hispanic, to death.

A Kern County jury sentenced Francisco Beltran Jr., 24, Hispanic, to death. On January 24, 2010, Beltran, a gang member, shot Ruben Tafoya after the 2 got into a fight because Beltran said Tafoya had disrespected him. He also attempted to kill another person just 1 month before. In that incident, he shot and severely wounded a man in a robbery. He's scheduled to be sentenced on November 22.