HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — The person responsible for shooting a killing a man at a Huntersville apartment complex over a year ago was sentenced Thursday.
The shooting happened on Holly Crest Lane just off Statesville Road in Huntersville on June 5, 2023. Medic pronounced one person dead at the scene around 4:30 p.m. that day.
Huntersville Police at the scene told WCNC Charlotte officers responded to the area around 4 p.m. and found a man, later identified as 61-year-old Michael Robert Feldman of Huntersville, with multiple gunshot wounds inside a stairwell.
Feldman was the CEO and founder of T1V, a software company creating large touchscreen experiences. The company said he is survived by his wife and two daughters.
A witness told police they saw a man, who was wearing a hoodie and jeans, flee the area at the time of the shooting.
The suspect, later identified as then-30-year-old Randy Gonzales-Mugaburu of Huntersville, was located after police received 911 calls about a man acting suspicious just east of the Holly Crest Apartments.
Apartments residents like Jeri Sigley were still in disbelief when the shooting happened.
“I can't believe it happened, it's such a nice place to live," Sigley said. “A 61-year-old man to just get gunned down like that is just terrible.”
While the suspect is off the streets, residents are still uneasy.
“Somebody had to have let him in because you can’t access any of the buildings without a key fob," Sigley said.
Gonzales-Mugaburu was charged with first-degree murder at the time. On Thursday, now-31-year-old Gonzales-Mugaburu pleaded guilty to one count second-degree murder and one count of possession of a firearm with the serial number removed. Since he served time in prison leading up to his guilty plea, that time was applied to his sentence, which will be just over 41 years in prison.
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