Casper resident pleads not guilty to 2nd-degree murder; will argue self-defense

Casper resident pleads not guilty to 2nd-degree murder; will argue self-defense

CASPER, Wyo. — The judge denied a reduction in bond for a longlong Casper resident accused of second-degree murder at his arraignment in District Court on Tuesday. Rajion Lee Vu, 25, is accused of shooting Brandon Arguello Lopez in the back as he was running away from apparent drug-deal-turned-robbery on Feb. 1, according to the Casper Police Department investigation. Vu’s private attorney, Keith Nachbar, said at the hearing Wednesday that he wi…