Jaime Torres

In the early morning of June 9, 2023, the life of Jaime “Jimmy” Torres, a 19-year-old Hispanic male, was cut short in Sierra Vista, Arizona. He had sustained a fatal gunshot wound inside an apartment unit at approximately 4 a.m.

Following the shooting, Torres was transported to Canyon Vista Medical Center. He was reportedly still alive at the time, but instead of being taken to the emergency room, he was left at a non-public entrance to the facility. Sometime later, hospital personnel discovered him there and he was pronounced deceased at the scene by medical staff.

The Sierra Vista Police Department launched an investigation that led to an arrest three weeks later. On June 30, 2023, detectives took 21-year-old Manuel Antonio Long of Huachuca City into custody. He was charged with multiple felonies, including manslaughter, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, tampering with physical evidence, and influencing a witness.

Long was booked into the Cochise County Jail and held on a $250,000 bond. The legal proceedings that followed concluded with Manuel Antonio Long being sentenced to 13.5 years in prison for manslaughter for causing the death of Jaime Torres.