A Maine man charged with the murder of his estranged wife changed his plea to guilty and received what likely amounts to a life sentence.

David Gaudreau, 60, was charged with the May 2024 murder of 59-year-old Dale Gaudreau when he turned himself in to police hours after the shooting.

Dale Gaudreau had left her husband a week before he ended her life and was in the midst of a legal separation , according to local ABC affiliate WMTW .

On May 28, 2024, David Gaudreau followed his wife in his truck as she drove home from work, crashed his vehicle into hers, and fired several shots at her, prosecutors said. Maine State Police said the woman died at the scene of the crime.

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