READING, Pa. – A man convicted of shooting and killing his grandfather inside his Reading home will spend up to four decades in prison.
Brandon Villasenor was sentenced last month to 17-40 years in prison after pleading guilty to 3rd degree murder.
In April 2024, investigators determined Villasenor went to his grandfather’s Reading home in the 1300 block of N. 13th Street and shot him once in the head. 74-year-old Manuel Molina was pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities say officers found a 9mm caliber shell casing at the crime scene and later uncovered a 9mm caliber handgun in Villasenor’s apartment.
Villasenor then ran away from the scene and went to his apartment, where he was taken into custody a short time later.