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Jury: Kansas man guilty in shooting death of Salina teen

Macio Palacio
Macio Palacio

SALINA -A Saline County jury found a Salina man guilty on Friday in the 2015 shooting death of a high school student.

Macio Palacio Jr., 23, was found guilty of the first-degree murder of 17-year-old Allie Saum, because the killing was premeditated and committed during the act of criminal discharge of a weapon into a vehicle.

The jury also found Palacio guilty of the attempted first-degree murder of Vince Johnson Jr., as well as criminal discharge of a weapon and conspiracy to commit aggravated battery.

Sentencing for Palacio has been set for 10 a.m. on July 8th.

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