Man sentenced to life for Pueblo Days Inn murder

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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- A man has been sentenced to life after being found guilty of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Joshua Herbert at a Pueblo Days Inn.

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According to police, 64-year-old James McKenney was sentenced to life in the Colorado Department of Corrections without the possibility of parole.

In the initial investigation, the Pueblo Police Department (PPD) said they were sent out to the Days Inn on North Elizabeth Street around 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 7 after receiving reports that shots were fired at the hotel.

PPD says when they arrived, they found a man later identified as Joshua Herbert dead. According to officials, an investigation revealed that shots were fired during an argument that had escalated, and McKenney was then arrested on first-degree murder charges.

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