3 Teens Guilty of Firefighters’ Deaths
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Three teenagers were convicted of felony murder in the deaths of two firefighters who suffocated battling a blaze set during the burglary of a Houston restaurant. Allen Gerome Davis, 17, and brothers Pedro Isreal Loredo, 19, and Juan Torres, 17, could face life in prison. The teens admitted breaking into the McDonald’s Feb. 14. Testimony conflicted on who set the fire.
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