Houston double murder sentence: Man gets 90 years for crime spree shooting that killed ex-wife, former co-worker in 2017, DA says [Video]

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 60-year-old man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was sentenced to 90 years for a 2017 crime spree that left two people dead, according to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office.

The video above is from a 2017 story in which the suspect was arrested after a manhunt.

Russell Cormier, who was 53 at the time of the shooting, fatally shot his ex-wife on the morning of April 17, 2017. In a statement, the DA wrote Cormier and his ex-wife, 61-year-old Fannie McWhite, had been divorced for four years, but he was upset that she had gone on a cruise.

The morning of the shooting, Cormier confronted McWhite outside of her home on Greencanyon Drive as she tried to go to work. During their argument, Cormier shot her. From there, he fled to his trailer home in northeast Houston, packed some belongings, and set …