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Sacramento man convicted of 2017 quadruple murder sentenced to death, DA says

SACRAMENTO - A man convicted of killing four of his family members at a Sacramento home in 2017 has been sentenced to death, the district attorney announced on Thursday. 

Salvador Vasquez-Oliva was convicted of killing his wife, Angelique Vasquez, and their children, Mia and Alvin, in March 2017. Vasquez-Oliva was also convicted of stabbing his niece, Ashley Coleman, to death. 

The victims were found inside a home in South Land Park after family members requested a welfare check. 

Hours after the four family members were found dead, Vasquez-Oliva was located and arrested in the Bay Area. 

On May 1, 2023, Vasquez-Oliva was convicted of four counts of murder, with allegations of personal use of a deadly weapon and the special circumstance of multiple murders found true. On May 12, the jury returned a verdict of death

On Thursday, the Sacramento County District Attorney announced a judge sentenced Vasquez-Oliva to death.

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