A San Gabriel man was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole for shooting to death an employee at a Jack in the Box in El Monte during a botched robbery in 2016.
Louie Herrera, 26, was found guilty in June of the murder of Juan Vidal, 25, of El Monte, with the special circumstance allegation that the killing was committed during an attempted robbery, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Jurors also found true the allegation that Herrera personally used a handgun.
In addition to murder, the Pomona Superior Court jury found Herrera guilty of four robberies and two attempted robberies.
Vidal was working at the restaurant on the night of Oct. 21, 2016, when a masked, armed man entered, demanded money and shot the employee. The robber fled empty-handed.
Vidal died at a hospital from a gunshot wound to the chest, officials said.