Deer Park man sentenced to 21 years to life for killing wife in front of their daughters

A Deer Park man has been sentenced to 21 years to life behind bars for fatally shooting his wife in front of their two daughters.

News 12 Staff

May 21, 2022, 2:36 AM

Updated 710 days ago

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A Deer Park man has been sentenced to 21 years to life behind bars for fatally shooting his wife in front of their two daughters.
Paul Bonny, 35, pleaded guilty to murder in April.
Prosecutors says he shot his wife three times after the two got into an argument in front of their home in November 2020.
Bonny then turned the gun on himself, but survived.
He spent weeks in the hospital after shooting himself.


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