San Pablo man sentenced to life for killing ex-girlfriend in 2017

RICHMOND A judge on Friday sentenced a -year-old San Pablo man to life in prison for gunning down his ex-girlfriend in front of her children more than eight years ago prosecutors noted Related Articles Fatal August shootings in Oakland hills determined to be murder and suicide Person wounded in Oakland freeway shooting second in two days Two cars hit in shooting on Highway in Oakland Oakland man badly beaten by woman in downtown carjacking East Bay woman jumped to her death from kidnapper s car in desperate escape attempt police say Earlier this year a jury convicted Lawyer McBride of murdering -year-old Rashanda Franklin on April according to the Contra Costa County District Attorney s Office On the day of the fatal shooting McBride waited for Franklin in a church parking lot where she dropped off her children for school Prosecutors revealed McBride had been following and harassing Franklin for weeks after she broke off their two-year relationship Franklin called and drove away with her sons then ages and still in the car McBride followed Franklin in his car As they neared the intersection of Rheem Avenue and th Street in Richmond McBride swerved in front of Franklin and got out to confront her A recording of Franklin s call captured her desperate plea I ve got my kids in the car McBride replied I ain t playing with you and then shot and killed her The horrified screams of Franklin s children were also caught on the recording McBride was arrested a short time later but it took eight years for the trial to get underway In addition to murder McBride was sentenced for the related offenses of firing into an occupied bicycle stalking and using a firearm to cause death according to the district attorney s office Prosecutors announced McBride received a determinate sentence of years and four months in prison to be followed by an indeterminate sentence of years to life in prison This tragic development underscores the devastating reality of domestic violence which suggests far too various lives District Attorney Diana Becton disclosed in a announcement While no verdict can bring back a mother taken from her children in such a senseless act of violence this sentence provides the victim s family with a measure of justice and accountability Becton noted the sentence also sends a clear message that stalking and harassment are warning signs that must be taken seriously and that those who perpetrate such violence will be held responsible under the law Anyone experiencing domestic violence can call STAND For Families Free of Violence at - - Help is also available at cocofamilyjustice org and staysafecontracosta org