Man found not guilty in death at party

and killing a guest… was just found not guilty of murder. our new mexico mobile newsroom crew … … was in the las cruces courtroom this afternoon when 29-year-old efren rey was read the verdict. he immediately broke into a smile. investigators say in july 2013, rey went to a birthday party and got into a fight with a man. that’s when a 17-year-old who tried to break up the fight was shot in the head. rey’s defense attorney says his client never meant for the teen to get hurt: “it was still an accident. he meant to his the man with the gun and it discharged. and i think the jury believed that he had the right to defend he and his family. ” “there were some witnesses to were afraid to testify and testified differently from what that they man have earlier on at the tike of the murder.” a weapon never was found… and a charge of tampering with evidence was dismissed. abc-seven is waiting for el paso police