Nicholas Colletta, 21, of Saugus, has been found guilty of the gang murder of Ivan Solis at Begonias Lane Park in Santa Clarita last year, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

A jury found Colletta guilty of one count each of first-degree murder with the allegation that the crime was committed for the benefit of a criminal street gang, possession of a firearm by a felon with three priors, unlawful possession of ammunition and carrying a loaded firearm.

Jurors also found true that the defendant personally and intentionally discharged a handgun and caused great bodily injury. The verdict was delivered on Nov. 16 but read Monday.

Co-defendant Jacqueline Arreola, 25, of Newhall pleaded no contest on April 3 to one count of accessory after the fact. She testified as a witness in Colletta’s trial.

Sentencing for Colletta is scheduled on Jan. 18 in Department F of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, San Fernando Branch. Sentencing for Arreola is scheduled on Dec. 10.

Deputy District Attorneys Adan Montalban and Brenda Lee of the Hardcore Gang Division prosecuted case PA089346.

On July 11, 2017, Ivan Solis, 25, was shot to death at the park by Colletta after the defendant issued a gang challenge, prosecutors said. Following the shooting, both defendants fled the scene in a vehicle, prosecutors added.

Colletta faces 50 years to life in state prison. Arreola will be sentenced to three years of formal probation and time served.

The case was investigated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Santa Clarita Station.