NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A man was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for killing his estranged wife, who he physically assaulted and then shot in the head after tracking her down at a family reunion in Brooklyn, District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Tuesday.
Gabino Genao, 34, of Sheepshead Bay pled guilty last November to second-degree murder, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, first-degree reckless endangerment, and third-degree assault.
According to an investigation, at about 11:15 p.m. on May 26, 2017, Genao shot his estranged wife, Iveliss Alvarado, 30, multiple times in the head in front of 2714 West 36th Street in Sea Gate.
The couple was not living together at the time and the victim was celebrating at a family reunion before she was fatally shot, authorities said.
A cousin of the victim witnessed Genao punching Alvarado and intervened to try to protect her and suffered bruises when Genao punched her as well, the DA added.
Genao then opened fire and fled the scene. He was apprehended in Delaware a week later and extradited to Brooklyn.
"Today's sentence holds this defendant accountable for the callous and senseless murder of a young mother of two at a family reunion, and my condolences go out to the family of Iveliss Alvarado for their tremendous loss," District Attorney Gonzalez said.
