Colton man sentenced in shooting of niece

A Colton man was sentenced to five years probation and a year in jail for accidently discharging a gun that killed his 12-year-old niece.
Judge Bryan F. Foster sentenced Oswaldo Nunez under the terms of a plea bargain at a hearing Wednesday in San Bernardino Superior Court.
Court records indicate Nunez will serve 364 days in county jail as a straight sentence, with credit for 116 days he has already served.
As part of the plea bargain, Nunez pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter on June 24.
Under the terms of his probation, Nunez is not allowed to possess or have under his control any dangerous or deadly weapons, according to court records.
Nunez, 36, told Colton Police he was cleaning a gun in his home when it accidently discharged on March 29. A bullet tore through a wall and killed Julia Flores as she watched television.
Nunez's girlfriend and several children were in the house, in the 900 block of Sperry Drive, when the gun was fired. No one else was injured.
Julia, of Bellflower, was visiting the family for the weekend. She died at Loma Linda University Medical Center.