Sheepshead Bay man pleads guilty to fatally shooting estranged wife
A man from Sheepshead Bay has pleaded guilty to an indictment in which he is charged with the murder of his 30-year-old wife, whom he physically assaulted and then shot in the head after tracking her down at a family reunion in Sea Gate. He fled the scene and was apprehended in Delaware a week later.
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said, “This is a tragic case of domestic violence in which the mother of two young children was senselessly killed. The defendant has now accepted responsibility for his actions and will spend many years in prison as a result. My condolences go out to the family of Iveliss Alvarado, especially her children, for their tremendous loss.”
Gonzalez identified the defendant as Gabino Genao, 34, of Sheepshead Bay. He pleaded guilty today before Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Donald Leo to second-degree murder, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, first-degree reckless endangerment and third-degree assault. He is expected to be sentenced to 20 years to life in prison on Feb. 15, 2022.
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