Man not guilty of Holyoke double murder

HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) - A not guilty verdict today in the trial of a former Holyoke man accused of fatally shooting two cousins at an all night party.

After two days of deliberations, a Hampden County Superior Court Jury found Julio Garcia not guilty in connection with the murders of cousins, Oswald and Daniel Velasquez.

They were fatally shot during an all night party on Elm Street in December of 2003.

Defense attorney David Rountree told 22News he's delighted with the verdict. He said he thinks it was the right verdict, and the system worked.

Rountree says Garcia who spent the last three years in prison was immediately released, and will be reunited with his family.

The Hampden County District attorneys office did not return our phone call seeking comment.