A Massachusetts man convicted of murder in the 2021 death of a black man after a racist road rage encounter was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 15 years.
Dean Kapsalis, of Hudson, was convicted by a jury last year of second-degree murder, violation of constitutional rights, and other offenses in the killing of Henry Tapia. Mr. Kapsalis and Tapia got into an argument on Jan. 19, 2021. Investigators found that as the argument wound down, Mr. Kapsalis shouted a racial slur and then hit Tapia with his pickup as he drove off. Tapia died at a hospital, prosecutors said.
