18, 19-year-old plead guilty in 2024 Dorchester killing

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“I extend my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Leudis Mejia Sanchez, whose last act in life was a valiant effort to help his son,” Hayden said.”

Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden speaking to the press. Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe

Two young men pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Tuesday for their part in a 2024 shooting of a Dorchester father and son that left the father dead, prosecutors said.

Manuel Guerrero, 19, and Luis Perez, 18, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, armed assault to murder, and home invasion charges one week before their scheduled jury trial, the office of Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said in a press release.

Both were sentenced to 18 to 22 years in state prison, followed by two years of probation, Hayden’s office said.

On August 12, 2024, the pair were seen leaving their rented Kia Forte near Trent and Clarkson streets. Surveillance cameras showed Perez and Guerrero walking to the third floor of 5 Trent St., the DA said.

The two knocked on an apartment door, and Leudis Concepcion, 20, answered. As soon as Concepcion saw the defendant’s guns, he slammed the door shut, prosecutors said.

One of the defendants fired two shots through the door, hitting Concepcion in the arm, the DA said.

Concepcion’s father, Leudis Mejia Sanchez, 49, heard the gunshots from outside and ran upstairs to his son. Guerrero and Perez fled back down the stairs and shot Sanchez in the chest, killing him, prosecutors said.

“Both men were charged with shooting the father and son though it is unclear who actually fired the shots,” Hayden’s office said.

Surveillance cameras captured the faces of the defendant’s after they fled the apartment complex. A few days later, the Kia was found in a Zipcar parking space, the DA said. GPS data from the rental car and from a GPS monitoring bracelet Perez was wearing for an unrelated armed robbery showed the men’s location, Hayden’s office said.

Mejia Sanchez was remembered in court by family as a “community leader, a person who touched countless lives with selflessness, always prioritizing others,” prosecutors said.

“I extend my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Leudis Mejia Sanchez, whose last act in life was a valiant effort to help his son,” Hayden said.

Attorneys for both Guerrero and Perez did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday night.

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