KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A sentence of life in prison without parole has been given to 22-year-old Axel Zuniga-Rivera of Kalamazoo for the August 26, 2023 murder of 24-year-old Marcell Alguarelles-Bell.
Zuniga-Rivera had been convicted of first-degree murder and three other charges for the shooting death and fled Michigan after the incident.
He was arrested on September 7, 2023 in Indianapolis and was extradited to Michigan, where he was found guilty on December 13, 2024.
The shooting happened in the 1600 block of East Stockbridge Avenue and Alguarelles-Bell was able to identity the man who shot him to police before he died.
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