A Las Vegas judge has sentenced a Texas man to 100 years in prison for killing a man in Nevada and exchanging gunfire with police in Arizona during a 2020 Thanksgiving Day shooting rampage in two states. handed down a judgment.
Christopher McDonnell, 32, of Tyler, Texas, pleaded guilty in October to more than 20 felonies, including murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, weapons charges, and being a felon in unlawful possession of a firearm.
Clark County District Judge Tierra Jones sentenced him Friday to a minimum of 100 years in prison. KLAS-TV reported. Although it is unlikely that he will be alive by then, if he is credited with time served, he will be eligible for parole in 2120.
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Christopher McDonnell, 32, of Tyler, Texas, pleaded guilty in October to more than 20 felonies. (Henderson Police Department, via Associated Press)
Mr McDonnell, his brother Sean McDonnell, 34, and Sean McDonnell's then-wife Kayleigh Lewis, 29, were initially charged with dozens of charges.
The three men began an 11-hour rampage on November 26, 2020, killing Kevin Mendiola Jr., 22, and injuring several others at a convenience store in Henderson, Nevada, in what appeared to be an indiscriminate shooting. caused an incident in which Along with the sound of gunfire from above the car.
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Christopher McDonnell will be eligible for parole in 2120 after receiving credit for time served. (St. Petersburg)
The group then moved across state lines into Arizona, where they conducted additional shootings that also included police officers.
The three suspects were arrested after the car overturned.
Prosecutors argued that Lewis was driving when the two brothers fired indiscriminately from the car window.
Clark County District Judge Tierra Jones sentenced Christopher McDonnell to a minimum of 100 years in prison. (St. Petersburg)
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Police say the shooting occurred near Parker, Ariz., after a pursuit by Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers, a crash involving a vehicle with Texas license plates, and Sean McDonnell being injured by a rifle-wielding officer. It ended with.
Sean McDonnell and Lewis are still awaiting trial.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
