A 21-year-old man was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison on Aug. 9 for gunning down another man in a Garden Grove, California, hotel two years ago.
Enrique Torres was convicted in March of second-degree murder with sentencing enhancements for the discharge of a firearm causing great bodily injury or death and the personal use of a firearm. The charges stemmed from the killing of 28-year-old Eddie Barajas of Stanton on Jan. 17, 2021, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel at 11999 Harbor Blvd.