LAS VEGAS (AP) – A Las Vegas judge has sentenced a Texas man to 100 years in prison for his role in two state shootings on Thanksgiving 2020 that included the fatal shooting of a man in Nevada and an officer-involved shooting in Arizona.
Christopher McDonnell, 32, pleaded guilty in October to more than 20 charges including murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, weapons offenses and being a felon in illegal possession of a firearm.
Clark County District Judge Tierra Jones sentenced him Friday to nearly 100 years in prison, KLAS-TV reported. If he is still alive, he would be eligible for parole in 2120 with credit for time served.
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McDonnell of Tyler, Texas, his brother Shawn McDonnell, 34, and Shawn McDonnell’s wife at the time, Kayleigh Lewis, 29, originally faced multiple charges.
Police and prosecutors say the three began an 11-hour rampage on November 26, 2020 that included the fatal shooting of Kevin Mendiola Jr., 22, at a Henderson convenience store near Las Vegas, and a gunshot wound. many other people.
The group then continued into Arizona, where there were more shootings, including one involving a police officer. All three were arrested after their car overturned.
Prosecutors said Lewis was driving as the two brothers fired indiscriminately out of the car’s windows. Shawn McDonnell and Lewis are awaiting trial.
The shooting ended near the Colorado River town of Parker, Arizona, after a chase that involved officers from the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the crash of a vehicle with a Texas license plate and the wounding of Shawn McDonnell by a trooper who was holding a gun. , the police said.