Overview
- Prosecutors charged Richard Hocking with murder with a firearm enhancement, and he is being held without bail.
- Police say he drove his 86-year-old wife, Patty, to a parking lot on the 5000 block of Mowry Avenue and shot her before calling 911 to surrender.
- Officers detained Hocking around 12:22 a.m. on January 3, found his wife dead in the vehicle, and recovered a gun at the scene.
- Court documents state he had planned the shooting for about a month and left home knowing he intended to kill her.
- His arraignment was postponed to Tuesday, January 13, and police say the investigation remains ongoing.