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Texas Man Convicted of Manslaughter in 9-Year-Old's Death

9/24/2025

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Tony Earls Jr. was found guilty of manslaughter in the 2022 shooting death of 9-year-old Arlene Alvarez in Texas; sentencing will follow.
Jurors debated whether Earls acted recklessly when firing into a truck he believed was tied to a robbery.
Earls testified he responded to an ATM robbery and mistook the Alvarez vehicle for the getaway car; defense cited fight-or-flight.

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Tony Earls Jr. was found guilty of manslaughter in the 2022 shooting death of 9-year-old Arlene Alvarez in Texas; sentencing will follow.
Jurors debated whether Earls acted recklessly when firing into a truck he believed was tied to a robbery.
Earls testified he responded to an ATM robbery and mistook the Alvarez vehicle for the getaway car; defense cited fight-or-flight.