GREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man convicted of killing his girlfriend and trying to kill her son faces sentencing.
Lewis Starkey III faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison with no parole at a hearing scheduled for Tuesday in Franklin Superior Court.
The 55-year-old Starkey was convicted of first-degree murder last week in the July 2017 shooting death of 47-year-old Amanda Glover in their Wendell home.
He was also convicted of attempted murder for trying to shoot 27-year-old Devin Glover.
Prosecutors say Starkey killed Amanda Glover after she told him she was ending their relationship.
Starkey’s attorney says that the facts show his client is innocent.
The defense argued that Amanda Glover was accidentally shot in the face while Starkey wrestled with her son over a loaded shotgun.
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