Man sentenced to 20 years in prison in fatal Moncks Corner shooting

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MONCKS CORNER, SC (WCSC) -

A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty in a fatal Moncks Corner shooting.

Ricardo Mendoza was found guilty of manslaughter in the death of 32-year-old Edwin Velasquez-Rodriguez.

The Moncks Corner police say Velasquez-Rodriguez was found by police in his car at the Park City Mobile Home Park in May of 2011.

The gruesome discovery was made at the mobile home park off Highway 52.

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Authorities responding to Crosstown motorcycle wreck

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