Crime and Public Safety | Testimony concludes in Longmont drive-by shooting trial
May 20—Attorneys have concluded their presentation of evidence in a 2022 Longmont fatal shooting case in which one teen was killed and another injured.
Yahir Solis, 21, is charged with felony counts of first-degree murder after deliberation, first-degree murder — extreme indifference, two counts of attempted first-degree murder after deliberation, four counts of attempted first-degree murder — extreme indifference, first-degree assault causing serious bodily injury with a deadly weapon, first-degree assault — extreme indifference and illegal discharge of a firearm. Solis is also charged with misdemeanor counts of resisting arrest and criminal mischief.
Just after 2 p.m. Monday, the jury was dismissed for the day and told that they would be given jury instructions Tuesday morning before hearing closing arguments.
The presentation of evidence included testimony from a number of experts and witnesses of the shooting which occurred on Aug. 20, 2022 and caused the death of 13-year-old Isahis "Zay" Rosales.
Solis did not testify during the trial, which began with jury selection on May 14.
According to an affidavit, on the day of the shooting the three boys were walking through Kensington Park when they noticed a silver sedan traveling eastbound on Longs Peak Avenue.
Two of the teens told police that when the car turned south on Kensington Street, they saw the driver lean out the window, pointing the gun, and begin shooting. The boys tried to run, but one of them was hit in the chest and another was hit in the leg.
Rosales was hit in the chest and declared dead after being transported to Longs Peak Hospital. The 15-year-old who was hit in the leg survived, while the third person was not injured.
About six minutes after the shooting, police located Solis in a vehicle near Second Avenue and Pratt Street that matched the description of the vehicle in the shooting. A gun was found in the vehicle, according to the affidavit.
