BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The man charged in a fatal Ferndale shooting earlier this year has been sentenced.
24-year-old Miguel Angel Miranda was sentenced to 21 years and two months in prison by a Whatcom County Superior Court judge on Wednesday.
Miranda shot Jose Esquivel Hernandez at a large gathering on January 23rd.
Following the murder, Miranda fled the state but was later caught and arrested in Arizona.
Three other people were charged with helping Miranda escape earlier this year.