July 21, 2008, 11:21PM

Attorney says man was defending himself at the time of fatal shooting

By BRIAN ROGERS
Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle

A veteran longshoreman convicted of murder in an east Houston taqueria shooting will spend 10 years on probation, a jury ruled Monday.

Esteban Garza, 52, killed Fernando Gutierrez, 43, shortly before 8 a.m. on April 23, 2006, at Doña Vicky's Restaurant, 7715 Harrisburg.

"Obviously I respect the jury's decision," said Assistant District Attorney Justin Wood. "But that's not the result we wanted for a man who shot three people and killed one."

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