Man arrested after deadly shooting of 7-year-old enters guilty plea Abrion Price is 3rd person to plead guilty in Heidi Villanueva case No description found
JACKSONVILLE, Fla – Abrion Price, a man arrested after the deadly shooting of a 7-year-old girl in August 2018 , pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree murder, according to court documents.
Price is scheduled for a sentencing hearing on Aug. 5. He faces 10 years to life in prison.
According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Heidy Villanueva was killed after she was hit by a bullet during an exchange of gunfire at a Westside strip mall.
The child's father told News4Jax he was in the car with Heidy and a younger child when the bullet entered the vehicle . He said Heidy died in his arms.
Edward Garcia, Stanley Harris, Kezia Holmes and Trevonte Phoenix were also arrested after Heidy's death . Garcia was charged with being an accessory after the fact and pleaded guilty. Phoenix pleaded guilty to a charge of second-degree murder.
Harris and Holmes have not entered pleas. Harris was charged with third-degree murder. Holmes was charged with tampering with evidence.
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