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Springfield man pleads guilty in Kevin Gomez's death

Updated: Tuesday, 17 Jul 2012, 8:11 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 17 Jul 2012, 12:17 PM EDT

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - One of the two men charged in connection with the slaying of a popular student at a Chicopee high school has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter.

Mark Melendez of Springfield was sentenced yesterday to a maximum of seven years in prison for his role in the March 2011 fatal shooting of 16-year-old Kevin Gomez .

Gomez was an academic star and a member of the football and basketball teams at Chicopee Comprehensive High School.

According to The Republican, prosecutors said in court that the 20-year-old Melendez brought a gun to a birthday party that was used to kill Gomez. Gomez was shot in the back after breaking up a fight involving Melendez.

The man accused of pulling the trigger is awaiting trial on a murder charge.

Springfield man pleads guilty in Kevin Gomez's death

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