‘What he deserves, five times over’: Jury recommends death for man who killed 5 women ‘execution-style’ at Florida bank

Zephen Allen Xaver killed Jessica Montague, top left inset; Ana Piñon-Williams, bottom left inset; Marisol Lopez, bottom middle inset; Cynthia Lee Watson, top right inset; and Debra Cook, bottom right inset. (Victim screenshots from WFLA/YouTube; Courtroom screenshot from WTSP/YouTube)

Zephen Allen Xaver killed Jessica Montague, top left inset; Ana Piñon-Williams, bottom left inset; Marisol Lopez, bottom middle inset; Cynthia Lee Watson, top right inset; and Debra Cook, bottom right inset. (Victim screenshots from WFLA/YouTube; Courtroom screenshot from WTSP/YouTube)

A jury recommended the death penalty for a man who shot five women “execution-style” at a bank in Florida.

Zephen Allen Xaver, 27, learned his fate in the 2019 mass shooting. A jury in Highlands County voted 9-3 that he receive the death penalty. A judge will formally sentence him in mid-July. He had pleaded guilty to five counts of first-degree murder.