Suspect Takes Plea Deal In Murder Of East High School Student

DENVER (CBS4) - The man accused of stabbing and killing an East High School student in Denver pleaded guilty to murder. Auviauntea Evans agreed to a plea deal, the Denver District Attorney's Office says.

Evans faces 20 to 40 years in prison for second degree murder.

Reese Grant-Cobb was walking down Colfax Avenue outside Bourbon Grill on July 1 when he was attacked by people who were later seen on surveillance images.

Hundreds gathered at City Park last July to remember 17-year-old Grant-Cobb. He was described as a friend to everyone.