A Harlingen man was found guilty today of killing a man during a party two years ago.
The jury found Frank Allan Taylor, III, 19, guilty of killing 32 year-old Byron Pineda in the back. Taylor was 16 at the time of the murder but was certified to be tried as an adult.
The verdict came after a week-long trial before 138th state District Court judge Arturo Cisneros Nelson.
Police say Taylor shot at four other people at the party.
Piñeda, of Brownsville, was attending a party at the Rosemont Apartments in Harlingen when he was shot in the back early on the morning of Jan. 20, 2016. That was six days before Taylor’s 17th birthday.
Piñeda was driven to Harlingen Medical Center by two women, according to the police report.
Officers were called to the hospital shortly after 2 a.m. in reference to a man who had died of a gunshot wound.
Five other people who were at the party were later charged with misdemeanor failure to report a felony.
Taylor is scheduled to be sentenced June 5.
