Texas Man Sentenced to 100 Years for Thanksgiving Shooting Rampage, Killing 22-Year-Old Kevin Mendiola, Eligible for Parole in 2120

Dec 15, 2024, 02:05 AM

Christopher McDonnell, a 32-year-old man from Texas, has been sentenced to 100 years in prison for his involvement in a two-state shooting spree that occurred on Thanksgiving 2020. The rampage resulted in the death of 22-year-old Kevin Mendiola in Nevada and included a shootout with law enforcement in Arizona. Following his guilty plea to over 20 serious charges, including homicide and attempted homicide, McDonnell will be eligible for parole in 2120. The judge emphasized that the attack was an assault on the entire judiciary, referencing a separate incident where another man was sentenced to at least 26 years for attacking a judge in Nevada.