Phillip Bivins Receives 48-Year-Sentence for Killing His Wife

DENVER—Denver District Attorney Beth McCann today announced that on Friday the Honorable Judge Christopher Baumann sentenced Phillip Bivins to a 48-year prison sentence for murdering his wife, Tia Bivins. On July 18, 2019, Bivins shot and killed Tia Bivins at their home located at 32^nd and Dexter Streets in Denver.

“This was a tragic case of domestic violence being taken to the extreme,” said Denver District Attorney Beth McCann. “This case is sadly another example of a domestic violence victim being killed because their abuser had access to a gun. I thank the Denver Police Department investigators for their efforts and commend our entire team on a job well done.”

Twenty two hours after the shooting, Bivins walked into Denver Police District Station 2 and told officers that he had been involved in a shooting. In March a Denver jury found Bivins guilty of Murder in the Second Degree. This was Denver District Court case number 19CR5362.

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