Man sentenced to prison for shooting, killing housemate while he was sleeping

  • Miguel Zamora-Bonilla, 24, was sentenced to 15 years to life for murder.
  • He shot Luis Cardenas three times on Dec. 29, 2022, while the man was sleeping in a home both lived in, police said.
  • Prosecutors claimed the killing was planned and drugs were a factor. Zamora-Bonilla’s family said he was affected by autism and schizophrenia.

SALT LAKE CITY — A man was sentenced to prison on Monday, three and a half years after shooting and killing a man living with him while the man was sleeping.

Third District Judge Vernice Trease sentenced Miguel Zamora-Bonilla to 15 years to life in prison for murder, a first-degree felony.

The man told police after the killing that he woke up and “had a bad feeling” at around 3 a.m. on Dec. 29, 2022, according to charging documents, and believed his housemate was the cause…

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