On December 21, 2017, 17-year-old Zalynnda Kassogue was shot dead while sitting in a red jeep.
DENVER — A Denver jury on Tuesday found a man guilty of shooting his ex-girlfriend in December 2017.
17-year-old Zalynnda Kassogue was shot dead while sitting in a red jeep in Denver’s Green Valley Ranch neighborhood on December 21, 2017.
A Denver District Court jury deliberated for nearly seven hours before convicting Shamil Jefferson, now 30, of first-degree murder.
A man who called 911 said a friend of his, identified as Jefferson, jumped out of the car and shot someone, according to a Denver police arrest affidavit.
The man said he was in the 46th Street and Andes Way area and was driving because Jefferson didn’t want him back in his car.
According to the affidavit, he had known Jefferson for about ten years, and Jefferson said he asked him to drive to see someone, and he agreed to do so. As he approached the rally area, the man said Jefferson suddenly yelled, “There she is,” jumped out and started firing at the car.
After killing Cassogue, Jefferson flees the scene and is run over by a car. He continued running and was arrested the next day.
On the night of the shooting, Jefferson’s father called the police, saw news reports, and recognized that the victim’s car was his son’s former property, believing his son may have been involved in the shooting. said there is. According to his affidavit, a friend of his son also said Jefferson asked about the gun and said, “I was going to kill his girlfriend and then myself.”
Upon his conviction, Jefferson was immediately sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole.
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