16-09-2019 22:15 via kvoa.com

Man gets 40-year prison term in fatal shooting in Phoenix

PHOENIX (AP) — A man accused of wounding his ex-girlfriend and fatally shooting her mother in Phoenix in 2017 has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.
Maricopa County prosecutors say 46-year-old Jorge Acosta previously pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, burglary and aggravated assault.
They say Acosta’s ex-girlfriend had a protective order against him when he broke into her home while armed in the early morning hours of Aug. 2, 2017.
Authorities say the woman locked herself int
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