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Cheyenne Woman Acquitted in Fiance’s Death
A Laramie County jury on Wednesday evening acquitted a Cheyenne woman of second-degree murder in the shooting death of her fiance.
Attorneys for 35-year-old Danelle Moyte successfully argued she was acting in self-defense when she shot 39-year-old Christopher Garcia following an argument on May 16, 2020.
Deputies say they were called to Moyte's home around 2 a.m. that morning and arrived to find Garcia inside the home with a single 9mm gunshot wound. He was taken to Cheyenne Regional Medical Center where he later died.
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Moyte, a Title 1 teacher at Afflerbach Elementary School at the time, reportedly told deputies she feared Garcia would beat her.
Had Moyte been convicted, she would have been facing 20 years to life.
For more information about this case, check out our earlier posts:
- Cheyenne Teacher's Murder Trial Set for November
- Cheyenne Teacher Bound Over for Trial in Boyfriend's Death
- Cheyenne Teacher Accused of Murder Facing Additional Charges
- UPDATE: Cheyenne Teacher Charged With First-Degree Murder
- Man Dead After Shooting in South Cheyenne
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