David Manriquez’s loss is still felt at every family gathering. Manriquez, 17, was shot to death by his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend, who had forced his way into the woman’s home in July 2008, angry that she had moved on from their relationship that ended months prior. Jonathan Romero, the man who authorities said killed Manriquez and fled afterward, was on the run for 16 years, living in Mexico. Hewas taken into custody in 2024 and extradited to Las Vegas in 2025, when he was charged with burglary with a deadly weapon, attempted murder, and murder. Jonathan Romero, who pleaded guilty to killing David Manriquez, his ex-girlfriend's teenage boyfriend in 2008, appears in court during his sentencing at the Regional Justice Center on Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Las Vegas.…