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(AP) - A Falls City man accused of fatally shooting a relative in August is facing a murder charge.
Deputy County Attorney Zach Blackman says a charge against Desiderio Hernandez has been upgraded to first-degree murder. He was previously charged with attempted first-degree murder.
The Lincoln Journal Star reports the 34-year-old Hernandez is accused of shooting 31-year-old Joseph Debella Jr. on Aug. 5. Debella died days later at a Lincoln hospital. Authorities say the men were cousins.
Hernandez was arrested after a nearly seven-hour standoff at a home in Horton, Kansas. He faces other charges including use of a firearm to commit a felony.
A message left for an attorney representing Hernandez was not immediately returned Friday.
© Associated Press
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