Mass. man convicted in teen football player death

BROCKTON, Mass. (AP) - A man has been convicted of killing a Massachusetts high school football star at a house party nearly seven years ago.

Twenty-five-year-old Andre Brewer of Randolph was found guilty Wednesday of second-degree murder and weapons charges after a five-day trial in Brockton Superior Court. He was sentenced to life in prison.

Prosecutors said Brewer shot 17-year-old Jose Gurley outside a house party in July 2007. Gurley was found lying in the roadway. He died about three hours later at a hospital. Police said Gurley may have been trying to break up a gang fight.

Gurley was a star player on the West Bridgewater High School football team who helped lead the team to a state championship.

Brewer was arrested in 2011 after police said several witnesses identified him. His attorney questioned the evidence.

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