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Last Young Park shooter sentenced

Nathan Rivas was sentenced after being convicted of the deadly Young Park mass shooting in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
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Nathan Rivas was sentenced after being convicted of the deadly Young Park mass shooting in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KVIA) -- Nathan Rivas, the last of the four Young Park shooters found guilty, received his sentencing Friday.

A judge sentenced Rivas to three consecutive life terms. A jury convicted him on three counts of first-degree murder in a mass shooting that happened on March 21, 2025.

Nathan Rivas was sentenced after being convicted of the deadly Young Park mass shooting in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
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The shooting happened at an unsanctioned car show at Young Park in Las Cruces. Three teenagers died: Andrew Madrid, Jason Gomez and Dominick Estrada. More than a dozen were injured.

Rivas' older brother, Tomas, was also found guilty of three counts of first degree murder and sentenced back in July.

Gustavo Dominguez was 17 years old at the time of the shooting. He received three consecutive life sentences or a total of 90 years. He was sentenced in early September. He was tried under the New Mexico juvenile code and will be eligible for parole in 25 years.

The youngest of the shooters, Josiah Ontiveros, was sentenced on Sept. 30. He was 15 at the time of the shooting. He was convicted of three counts of first-degree murder under the depraved mind statute. He also received a 90-year sentence.

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