3rd Iowa Teen Takes Plea Deal in Killing Near High School

3rd Iowa Teen Takes Plea Deal in Killing Near High School
Police investigate a shooting outside of East High School in Des Moines, Iowa, on March 7, 2022. Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Des Moines Register via AP
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DES MOINES, Iowa—A third teenager charged with murder in the drive-by shooting death of a 15-year-old boy outside a Des Moines high school in March has agreed to plead guilty to lesser crimes.

The plea agreement accepted by a state court judge on Monday may allow Gumaro Marquez-Jacobo, 18, to avoid prison time for charges related to the March 7 death of 15-year-old Jose Lopez.