EVANSVILLE – An Evansville man who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting his wife has been sentenced to 59 years in prison.

Charles Herron, 38, pleaded guilty but mentally ill to murder last month in 33-year-old Amber Herron's August 2017 killing.

She was fatally shot during an argument inside a car parked outside the couple's home.

The Evansville Courier & Press reports that several of Amber Herron's relatives wept as they testified Friday about her warmth and kindness.

Her stepfather, Bradley Eden Sr., told Charles Herron that, “We're very angry, Charles, but we forgive you. Because that's what Amber would want.”