Hopkins was sentenced to life plus 32 years for the murder of Anisa Moreno.

A sentence after a jury conviction is the judgment on the counts the jury found. On Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, in Pima County, a judge sentenced Bariki Hopkins to life plus 32 years for the murder of Anisa Moreno, 26. The May jury found him guilty of second-degree murder and of possessing a firearm as a prohibited possessor. News 4 Tucson reported that he becomes eligible for parole after 35 years. The sentence is the judgment.

News 4 Tucson reported that the judge issued maximum sentences on four counts. Count 1 is 27 years. Count 2 is life in prison plus two years, with possible release after 35 years. Count 3 is 30 years. Count 4 is 14 years. The first, third, and fourth counts run at the same time as each other and must be served after Count 2. That structure is the life-plus-32-years judgment. KOLD News 13 reported the same life-plus-32-years term, with the possibility of parole in 35 years, and reported that Hopkins was convicted in May on four counts, including two counts of second-degree murder, with three counts concurrent to each other and consecutive to one second-degree murder count.

News 4 Tucson, citing the Tucson Police Department, reported that Hopkins and Moreno lived together, that an argument escalated, and that Hopkins shot Moreno in the back of the head. KOLD News 13 reported the date as Jan. 30, 2025. Moreno was 26. News 4 Tucson reported that she was pregnant at the time of her death. Those are the reported facts behind the counts the jury found in May. The Monday sentence is the judgment on that conviction.

News 4 Tucson reported that Hopkins also faces a previous case accusing him of aggravated driving under the influence, criminal damage, and endangerment, with a trial set for Feb. 9, 2027. He will remain in the Pima County jail until that case is resolved. Those counts are still accusations. They are separate from Monday's murder judgment. News 4 Tucson also reported that in June the judge determined Hopkins had prior convictions that could lead to a longer sentence.