The man fatally shot his former girlfriend with a gun that belonged to someone else, according to a local news report.
FRESNO, CA — A Fresno man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for shooting and killing his former girlfriend, according to an ABC30 Action News report published Nov. 13, 2025.
The sentencing marked the latest development in a homicide case that left the victim’s family grieving her death. ABC30 reported that the defendant was a young Fresno man and that the gun used in the fatal shooting belonged to someone else.
The available report did not provide enough independently verifiable information to establish the names of the defendant and victim, the date or location of the shooting, or the circumstances under which the firearm came into the defendant’s possession. Those details have therefore not been included as established facts.
The 25-years-to-life sentence means the defendant received an indeterminate prison term in connection with the killing. The available material did not identify the precise conviction or convictions that led to the sentence, and no additional sentencing enhancements or separate prison terms could be independently confirmed.
The report described the victim as the defendant’s former girlfriend. Her loved ones remained deeply affected by the killing at the time of sentencing, according to ABC30. No verified statement from the family was available in the material reviewed, so their comments are not quoted here.
The report’s headline said the shooting was carried out with somebody else’s gun. Available information did not establish who owned the firearm, how the defendant obtained it or whether the gun’s ownership resulted in separate criminal charges. No conclusions about those circumstances can be drawn from the verified material available.
Additional details about the investigation, including what led to the shooting and what evidence was presented in court, were not available from the material that could be confirmed. Authorities’ account of a motive, if one was established during the case, also could not be independently verified.
ABC30 reported that the man will spend 25 years to life in prison. Further information about the court case, including the defendant’s eligibility for future parole consideration and any additional proceedings, was not confirmed in the material reviewed.
Author note: Last updated September 22, 2026.