NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) - A man learned his fate for a deadly birthday party shooting in Meriden.

A jury found Brandon Ramos, 23, of Meriden, guilty of first-degree manslaughter with a firearm and carrying a pistol without a permit.

Ramos’s verdict came down on July 29, according to New Haven Judicial District state’s attorney John P. Doyle, Jr.

Doyle said Ramos, who is also known by the name “Don L66t,” shot and killed 20-year-old Jyineez Cruz during early morning hours of Aug. 22, 2021.

According to the evidence introduced at trial, Meriden police learned that Ramos was hosting a birthday party at his recording studio in downtown Meriden when he got into an argument with Cruz in the parking lot outside.

During the argument, Ramos walked to a nearby parked car to retrieve a .45 caliber

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