Third suspect in deadly McAllen shooting sentenced
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The third and final adult suspect in a 2022 McAllen homicide was sentenced to eight years in jail, court records show.
Sandra Edith Morales, 20, pleaded guilty Thursday to a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Morales is receiving 710 days of jail credit, according to a plea agreement.
Morales was arrested alongside Carlos Gustavo Macias and Amador Sandoval in connection with the shooting death of 53-year-old Rosendo Benitez.
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Benitez was found with a gunshot wound at the 2900 block of West Pecan Avenue on January 2022. He died in the hospital.
Records obtained by Channel 5 News say the group was attempting to commit burglaries when the murder happened.
In May, Macias was sentenced to 45 years in jail on a murder charge in connection with the death.
On Wednesday, Sandoval was sentenced to 10 years’ probation on an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge.
A fourth suspect was also arrested in connection with Benitez’s death. The status of his case is unknown since he was a juvenile at the time of his arrest, and was not identified by authorities.
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