Delaware County Woman Sentenced To 50 Years in Prison For Shooting Death

A Delaware County woman was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the 2021 shooting death of her boyfriend. 35 year old Danielle Weiner of Ryan, Iowa, was given the sentence Wednesday at the Delaware County Courthouse on a charge of second-degree murder in the shooting death of 27 year old Devon Hierrezuelo of Oak Lawn, Ill. She must serve a mandatory minimum of 35 years in prison. Weiner was tried on a charge of first-degree murder, but the jury rendered a guilty verdict for the lesser charge. Evidence at the trial showed a neighbor called 911 at 1:14 a.m. Feb. 8, 2021, after hearing gunshots. Weiner called 911 five minutes later reporting that someone broke into her residence and shot Hierrezuelo. Authorities testified that evidence showed Hierrezuelo’s body had been moved from the bedroom to near the kitchen. Weiner maintained that the shooter was an unknown man.