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Teen sentenced to life in prison in Osceola shooting spree slayings

Konrad Schafer, 18, pleaded guilty to 2 counts of first-degree murder

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – A judge on Friday sentenced an Osceola County teen who pleaded guilty to murdering two people during a weeks-long shooting spree in 2013 to two life sentences.

Konrad Schafer, 18, pleaded guilty in January to two counts of first-degree murder in exchange for other charges being dropped.

Schafer will be eligible for a parole hearing after serving 25 years. He has already served three years.

Schafer was 15 when investigators say he killed David Guerrero, 17, for fun at a bus stop in 2013.

Investigators said he also killed Eric Roopnarine, 22, during a Poinciana home invasion in July 2013.

Schafer was also charged with several drive-by shootings around Kissimmee.

"I know teenagers do dumb things, but how does a kid ever come to the point where shooting somebody else is something that they thought was an experience that they would like to have?" State Attorney Jeff Ashton said.

Schaefer's friends who were also charged in connection with the murders and the shooting sprees are also making their way through the court system.

According to court records, David Damus was sentenced to life in prison in the killing of Roopnarine. Juan Muriel accepted a plea deal and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

 


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