An Arizona man was sentenced to 58 years in prison just two months after a jury found him guilty of killing his wife and roommate in 2020.
On May 18, 2020, Estevanico Palmares, now 40, shot and killed his wife, 30-year-old Christina Palmares, and a 35-year-old man.
According to FOX 10 Phoenix, the shooting took place near the intersection of I-10 and 48th Street.
At about 3:15 p.m. that day, officers went to the residence to conduct a welfare check, after being alerted to gunshots being heard earlier in the day.
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When the officers arrived, they found both victims, who were pronounced dead at the scene.
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell’s office said in a press release on Monday that Palmares and his wife had a documented history of domestic violence, which was presented in court.
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Two days before the victims were killed, Christina purchased a handgun, which was the same weapon used to murder her.
A jury found Palmares guilty of second-degree murder about two months ago, and a judge sentenced him to 58 years in prison.
At the time of the killings, Palmares was prohibited from having a handgun. As a result, the judge handed down a concurrent sentence for one count of misconduct involving weapons.
“This case is an example of the harm that comes to a family and a community when a prohibited possessor with a violent history gains access to a firearm,” Mitchell said. “This person will serve the maximum prison sentence, so he is unable to hurt someone else.”
