28-year-old to serve life in prison for 2017 KCK double homicide
A 28-year-old man was sentenced Friday to life in prison for a 2017 double homicide in Kansas City, Kansas, according to a statement from the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s office
Jose Varela Jr. received two life sentences Friday for first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of Fabian Arriaga and Jose Morales.
The charges stemmed from a 2017 triple shooting in Kensington Park, in the 2900 block of State Avenue.
Varela must serve 25 years before he is eligible for parole, the office said.
Katie Bernard
The Kansas City Star