A Ramsey County judge sentenced a 29-year-old man Friday to more than 30 years in prison for fatally shooting a young man at St. Paul’s Hmong Freedom Festival last year.

A jury found Nougai Xiong, of St. Paul, guilty of aiding and abetting murder and of crime committed for the benefit of a gang in September.

Jacky G. Vue, 19, of St. Paul, was killed on July 1, 2018, at the festival at Como Regional Park, where thousands attended to celebrate Hmong culture, food and sports.

Adrianne McMahon, Xiong’s attorney, said their position at trial was that Xiong was not involved. She said they will be filing an appeal.

“I think we were obviously disappointed,” McMahon said. “I think we did the best we could with the evidence and hopefully on an appeal we can get a better outcome.”

A gang member involved in a fight at the festival told police it occurred because they believed Xiong and his cousin were members of a rival gang. The cousin, Yang Houa Xiong, of La Crosse, Wis., told police that he and Nougai Xiong weren’t part of a gang.

Yang Xiong, 29, pleaded guilty to aiding an offender after the fact, and Ramsey County District Court Judge Mark Ireland sentenced him last month to seven years in prison.