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2 men acquitted of murder after fatal shooting at Christmas party

By KSL · November 7, 2026 · 1 min read
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Jurors found two men not guilty of murder on Friday after the men testified that they acted in self-defense in a fatal shooting at a Christmas gathering last year. Kevin Charles Scarbourough, 39, and Zachary Gage Prescott, 25, were each found not guilty of murder, a first-degree felony, and felony discharge of a firearm, a third-degree felony, after spending much of 2026 in jail.

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