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Man arrested in October shooting death at park

Gregory Lee Spann, convicted of assault and a gun charge in 2004, was charged with one count of murder and one count of an ex-felon in possession of a firearm in the death of 33-year-old Faustino Sigala.

Sigala was pushing his two children and another boy on the swings at Martin Luther King Park at about 9:45 p.m. on Oct. 27 when the boy fell.

The boy's mother, Cheryl Ray of Las Vegas, was watching from inside her car, according to Spann's arrest report. She became irate with Sigala and began shouting at him.

Spann also is Ray's son. He was with a group of men in the park, according to the arrest report.

When he heard Ray shouting, he and the other men -- some of whom were armed with handguns -- ran toward Sigala.

Spann began shooting as Sigala fled. Sigala fell and Spann fired several shots into him, according to the arrest report.

Sigala died in the arms of his older brother.

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