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Ice Cream Man trial: Who is Michael Keetley, accused of shooting 6, killing 2 on Thanksgiving 2010?

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Lily Fisher

Published Jan 18, 2026

Michael Keetley was a frozen yogurt dealer when he was shot on different occasions by two shooters on January 2010
Keetley has been brought to preliminary for the subsequent time, as the main preliminary fell through because of it being a malfeasance
He is blamed for killing two brothers and harming four others for a situation of vigilante equity by breaking into their home

Michael Keetley, a previous frozen yogurt dealer, is confronting preliminary for the second time for four counts of endeavored murder and two includes of first-degree murder for a situation of mixed up character.

The story started in January 2010, when Michael Keetley was shot and looted by two obscure shooters. It was $12, which made the frozen yogurt vender close the shop as we were left handicapped. Following this, on Thanksgiving, Keetley went off on a shooting binge ten months after the fact, killing brothers Sergio Guitron, 22, and Juan Guitron, 28.

The weapon yielding Keetley purportedly broke into a house promptly in the first part of the day. After entering, a gathering playing a card game had to lie on the floor and give their recognizable proof. This was trailed by Michael Keetley shooting them all, lethally killing the appalling Guitron brothers.

It was one of the enduring casualties who blamed the previous frozen yogurt dealer for shooting them. Following this, it required decade to carry Keetley to preliminary because of various lawful essentials in regards to observe proclamation arrangement, proof assortment, and portrayal.

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— Matt Johnson (@MattJohnsonNEWS) March 6, 2023

During the preliminary, investigators blamed Michael Keetley for assuming control over equity and choosing to get back at the shooters who had made injury his arm, leg, and chest. Nonetheless, this vigilante equity didn’t work out on the grounds that he had purportedly shot some unacceptable individuals and killed two. Nonetheless, the procedure of 2020 was proclaimed a malfeasance when the jury couldn’t come to a consistent choice.

With another preliminary starting this week and Keetley having another protection lawyer, Rick Escobar, bits of proof and observe declarations have been brought into question. The protection has additionally blamed the examination group for not seeking after leads over different suspects. With just about eleven years spent in the slammer, whenever saw as blameworthy, Michael Keetley faces the charge of life in jail without the chance of parole.