El Cajon Husband Gets 21 Years for Killing Wife, Mother of 9

EL CAJON, Calif.—A man who fatally shot his wife—a mother of nine—at the couple’s El Cajon home was sentenced Dec. 21 to 21 years in state prison. Abdulhannan Abdurazaq Alrawi, 46, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and a firearm allegation in the Aug. 22, 2022, shooting death of Fathem Alrawi, 37. Prosecutors say Mr. Alrawi shot his wife in the face while she was lying in bed. The couple’s nine children—who ranged in age from 2 to 17 at the time of the shooting—were asleep in the home when their mother was shot. At Mr. Alrawi’s sentencing hearing, Deputy District Attorney Jared Coleman said there was no evidence pointing to a clear motive, but said Mr. Alrawi’s explanation for the shooting was “hard to believe.”...