TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – The man who admitted to shooting and killing a woman in her Tucson home will spend more than five decades in prison.
Avanti Antonio Pitko, 27, appeared in court on Tuesday, July 8, and was sentenced to 54 1/2 years in prison.
On June 10, he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, first-degree burglary, and arson.
Pitko admitted to shooting and killing 24-year-old Bailea Rae McDermott in her home near Columbus and Pima Street in Tucson in April 2023…