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A Washington State man was sentenced to 23 years in prison for the murder
of a teen who was on a first date with the man�s ex-girlfriend.
Emilio Anthony Joseph John, 23, pleaded guilty in February to second-
degree murder in connection with the death of 19-year-old Alexander Shaw.
John was also convicted of second-degree domestic-violence assault in the non-fatal shooting of his ex-girlfriend, prosecutors said.
Shaw and his 22-year-old date were parked on a street overlooking the
Puget Sound in Steilacoom when they were shot on Nov. 5, 2022, per the
News Tribune.
�Officers located multiple expended 9mm and 10mm shell casings, broken
glass, and a bullet hole on the driver�s side door of the vehicle,� states
a probable cause declaration obtained by PEOPLE. �The trajectory of that
bullet hole appeared to show that the bullet came from the passenger side
of the vehicle.�
Shaw�s parents found their son before they called 911.
�They said that he had frequented that location in the past, and they
tracked his phone to that location after not hearing from him overnight,� states the declaration.
After the shooting, John took his ex-girlfriend to St. Joseph�s Medical
Center and ran inside and grabbed a wheelchair before bringing her into
the emergency room and then fleeing, the declaration states.
The woman told police that she initially met Shaw online and they were on
a first date �when a man in a mask walked up to the car and shot them,�
per the declaration.
She allegedly confirmed John, who is the father of her child, brought her
to the hospital, but �she was not clear on how [John] knew where to find
her.�
Detectives checked phone records and discovered that John�s phone was in
the area at the time of the shooting, per the declaration.
John was taken into custody at a relative�s home in Silverdale shortly
after the shooting.
After serving a search warrant, police found 9mm and 10 mm handguns as
well as a pump action shotgun and a .38 revolver inside the home, per the declaration.
�Whatever is wrong with you, however it got here, I don�t know,� Pierce
County Superior Court Judge Garold Johnson said at sentencing, according
to the News Tribune. �The bottom line is you are a threat to the
community. There is no doubt in my mind that you are.�
https://people.com/washington-man-overlooking-puget-sound-first-date- woman-8604740
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