(Michigan City, IN) -  Zachariah Vigil was found not guilty of murder by a jury Friday in La Porte Superior Court 1.  He was arrested two weeks after the death of Antonio Rivera on the Fourth of July. 

During an altercation in a parking lot on July 4th, Rivera ended up with the phone and keys of a female involved.  Upon meeting up with the woman and her friends nearby to return the items, Rivera allegedly brandished and fired a gun.  According to police at the time of the incident, Zachariah Vigil of Michigan City was in another car and chased Rivera, and aledgely fired a gun at Rivera’s car.  Rivera was struck, crashed into a business at U.S 12 and Liberty Trail, and passed away from his injuries.

The jury deliberated for over three hours on Friday before returning the not guilty verdict.