Tulsa Man Found Guilty Of First-Degree Murder

Lawrence Taylor, 19, was given life without parole on a first-degree murder charge in the death of 22-year-old Joe Gomez.

Thursday, May 7th 2009, 10:54 pm

By: News On 6


NewsOn6.com

TULSA, OK -- A Tulsa man has been found guilty in a shooting that killed one man and injured another.

Lawrence Taylor, 19, was given life without parole on a first-degree murder charge in the death of 22-year-old Joe Gomez.

Taylor was also found guilty of shooting with intent to kill and given an additional sentence of life with parole.

Police say Taylor shot Gomez and 25-year-old Anthony Baltazar in April 2008. Gomez's body was found in a car near the Eagle Point Apartments in Tulsa, and Baltazar survived.

05/06/2009  Related Story:  Testimony Begins In Taylor Trial

logo

Get The Daily Update!

Be among the first to get breaking news, weather, and general news updates from News 9 delivered right to your inbox!

More Like This

May 7th, 2009

April 8th, 2025

April 7th, 2025

April 7th, 2025

Top Headlines

April 14th, 2025

April 14th, 2025

April 14th, 2025

April 14th, 2025