The murder of Andrew Shepard by Phillip Cabrera is featured in the latest episode of Impact Of Murder on Investigation Discovery.
On April 28, 2017, Amanda Storms called 911 to report that her estranged husband was at her home in the 4100 block of Bear Valley Road in Nampa, Idaho, with a gun.
Cabrera was angry because he thought Storms was cheating on him with Shepard, but Storms stated that they were nothing more than best friends.
Not long after making that 911 call, Cabrera broke into the home. He knocked the front door down and smashed through the bathroom door, where Shepard was hiding with Storms and her two children.
Cabrera started yelling, “You’re cheating on me. You’re cheating on me” before pulling out a gun and shooting Shepard in the head and abdomen.
At the time of the shooting, Shepard was holding Storms and Cabrera’s infant daughter in his arms, but she was not injured.
When police arrived at the scene, Shepard shot several rounds at the officers before they arrested him.
Watch the Latest on our YouTube ChannelCabrer was booked into the Canyon County Jail on a slew of criminal charges, including first-degree murder, assault on a police officer, use of a deadly weapon, and burglary.
He was held without bond.
While in police custody, Cabrer told investigators that when he got off work, he drank a couple of beers and did drugs before driving to Storms’ home.
When he got there, he said he parked his pickup truck at another location before walking to Storm’s residence. He returned to his vehicle to retrieve a gun and a rifle when he noticed Shephard’s Chevrolet Impala was parked in the driveway.
Before he started banging on Storms’ front door, Cabrer said he slashed all four of Shephard’s tires.
After shooting Shephard, he said he contemplated suicide but decided not to go through with it.
In 2018, Cabrer took a plea deal to avoid the death penalty. He pled guilty to murdering his wife’s friend and was sentenced to life in prison.
He will be eligible for parole after serving 35 years.
Impact Of Murder — Dragged To Hell, airs at 10/9c on Investigation Discovery.
Shepard did not shoot several rounds at officers. Shepard was lying dead on the bathroom floor. He was the victim in this. I have requested that the forever freelance journalist modify this story to reflect the actual events, and to correctly spell the monster’s name with no response or correction. Just another example of the garbage that journalism has become in this country. Get the story out first, so that you get paid, even if the story isn’t straight. It doesn’t have to be accurate, or grammatically correct….it just needs to be out. What a horrible defamation to someone that was hunted down and murdered, while holding the murderer’s own infant. Dishonor at its finest with this story. No editor or proofread….just get it out. Pathetic. Disgusting. Overfunded trash right here.