Twenty-Two-Year-Old Pleads to Manslaughter | Eureka News

Eureka News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 7, 2026 · 1m

A 22-year-old man, Edher Lazano Urena, avoided a murder trial by pleading no contest to voluntary manslaughter and admitting to firearm use in a chaotic May 2025 shootout at an illegal marijuana grow. When two former workers demanded unpaid wages, Urena’s crew opened fire—firing 17 rounds from three guns—as the men fled into the woods. The supposed ringleader was killed by friendly fire, and Urena himself was wounded, likely by his own team. Both victims survived, one needing surgery. Under California’s Three Strikes law, Urena now faces a 10-year prison sentence with only 15% eligibility for…