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Vancouver man found guilty of first-degree murder for a 2nd time

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Jung, A. (2026, October 29). Vancouver man found guilty of first-degree murder for a 2nd time. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12126264/vancouver-man-guilty-first-degree-murder-2nd-time/

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Global News · collected 2026-10-29 · by Angela Jung

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A jury in Vancouver has convicted Alvaro Julio Roche-Garcia for a second time of first-degree murder in the 2019 shooting death of Zenen Cepeda Silva, following a five-week trial. The initial conviction was overturned by B.C.’s highest court due to procedural errors. During the new trial, Silva’s wife testified that her husband's last words were directed at Roche-Garcia, though Garcia maintained his innocence and claimed lack of evidence linking him to the crime. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for next month.
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A jury has found Alvaro Julio Roche Garcia guilty of first-degree murder for a second time for the shooting death of 69-year-old Zenen Cepeda Silva in January 2019 on Fraser Street in Vancouver. The conviction was initially struck down by B.C.’s highest court in 2024 due to an error made by the trial judge who allowed the jury to consider a statement from Silva’s dying words, which was never cross-examined. This led to a retrial that concluded with Garcia's recent guilty verdict after five weeks of testimony. The motive for the shooting remains unclear, although the Crown presented evidence suggesting the couple knew Garcia for about 15 years while living in both Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Vancouver. A sentencing hearing is now scheduled to take place next month.

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Angela Jung
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🔮 A sentencing hearing is now set to be held next month.
2026-10-29 · assertive framing · Vancouver man found guilty of first-degree murder for a 2nd time
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Albuquerque B.C. Crown New Mexico Vancouver

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Vancouver GPE · 3× Garcia PERSON · 2× Silva PERSON · 2× Alvaro PERSON · 1× Alvaro Julio Roche Garcia PERSON · 1× B.C. GPE · 1× Crown ORG · 1× Daniel Port PERSON · 1× Roche-Garcia PERSON · 1× Zenen Cepeda Silva PERSON · 1×

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B.C.’s highest court found the trial judge made an error by allowing the jury to consider this alleged declaration as fact when the testimony was never cross-examined.
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🔮 A sentencing hearing is now set to be held next month.
2026-11-01 · Global News
Vancouver man found guilty of first-degree murder for a 2nd time · assertive framing

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A jury has found a man guilty of first-degree murder for a second time in the shooting death of a Vancouver senior. asserted
man → find → senior
In January 2019, 69-year-old Zenen Cepeda Silva was gunned down while he was sitting on a porch on Fraser Street in Vancouver with his wife. asserted
he → gun → wife
Alvaro Julio Roche Garcia was arrested shortly after. asserted
Garcia → arrest → ?
Silva’s wife suffered a stroke before the first trial and never took the stand. asserted
wife → suffer → stand
The jury did hear audio recording of her testimony in a preliminary inquiry that her husband’s dying words were “look how Alvaro has killed me.” asserted
Alvaro → hear → me
B.C.’s highest court found the trial judge made an error by allowing the jury to consider this alleged declaration as fact when the testimony was never cross-examined. asserted
testimony → find → fact
That, and a couple other issues, resulted in the conviction being was struck down in 2024 and a new trial was ordered. asserted
trial → result → 2024
Now, after five weeks of trial, the new jury has found Roche-Garcia is guilty of first-degree murder, but a motive in the case was never made clear. asserted
motive → find → case
In this trial, Crown counsel Daniel Port said the couple knew the accused for about 15 years during their time living in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Vancouver. asserted
couple → say → Albuquerque
Garcia told the court he had no reason to shoot and kill Silva. asserted
he → tell → Silva
His lawyer argued there was a lack of hard evidence linking Garcia to the crime. asserted
lawyer → argue → crime
A sentencing hearing is now set to be held next month. asserted
hearing → set → ?
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