Ex-Miami-Dade Officer Sentenced to 30 Years for Shooting Deputy

Sentencing for Attempted Murder

• ⚖️ A former Miami-Dade Schools police officer, Yena Sanchez, has been sentenced to 30 years in state prison for shooting her ex-boyfriend, Miami-Dade Sheriff's Deputy Damian Cologne.
• 💔 Sanchez pleaded guilty to charges of attempted first-degree murder and stalking.
• 🗓️ The sentencing occurred years after the brutal shooting, with the victim present for the plea hearing.

The Shooting Incident

• 📹 Home surveillance video from November 2022 captured Sanchez, a former school's police officer, shooting Cologne, her ex-boyfriend of seven years, in the head.
• 📍 Investigators stated Sanchez used an app to track Cologne to his Hialeah home before the shooting.
• 🚑 Cologne was rushed to the hospital in critical condition but remarkably survived the injuries.

Victim's and Family's Reaction

• 🗣️ The brother of the retired deputy delivered condemning words in court, stating, "I hope you don't have one day of peace. I hope you suffer every single day for the rest of your life."
• ✅ Cologne expressed that some justice was served, stating, "I think Justice is served and I think she got what she deserved. I think she should have gotten more but I'll take what she got."

Sentence Details

• 📜 Sanchez received a 30-year prison sentence followed by 20 years of probation.
• 🚓 Sanchez was arrested the same day of the shooting at her Hialeah home, as body camera video showed.