66-YEAR-OLD WOMAN SENTENCED TO 35 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR SHOOTING-MURDER OF FAMILY MEMBER OUTSIDE BREA HOME

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Case # 17NF0108     

December 7, 2018

66-YEAR-OLD WOMAN SENTENCED TO 35 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR SHOOTING-MURDER OF FAMILY MEMBER OUTSIDE BREA HOME

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 66-year-old woman was sentenced today to 35 years to life in prison for the shooting-murder of a family member outside a Brea home.

Defendant	Charges	Sentence
Eunsoo Bae, 66, La Habra	Pleaded guilty on Oct. 22, 2018, to the following felony count: Murder   Sentencing Enhancement: Personal use of a firearm	35 years to life in state prison

Circumstances of the Case

• On Jan. 10, 2017, at approximately 4:45 p.m., Bae and several family members were in front of a house in Brea preparing to leave for dinner.
• The defendant pulled a firearm out of her purse and fired 10 rounds at the victim, 40-year-old Jennifer L. Family members subdued Bae and called 911.
• Jennifer L. was taken to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead as the result of multiple bullet wounds.
• Bae was arrested at the home by the Brea Police Department, who investigated this case.

Prosecutor: Senior Deputy District Attorney Jennifer Walker, Homicide Unit