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A New York City man has been sentenced after he fatally shot his pregnant ex-girlfriend hours after her baby shower.
On Thursday (April 3), 43-year-old Justin Soriano was sentenced to 40 years to life in state prison in connection to the September 2021 death of Shanice Young, 31, and her unborn child, per PEOPLE.
“Justin Soriano will serve state prison time for viciously murdering Shanice Young on what should have been a joyous and memorable occasion and celebration,” District Attorney Bragg said in a statement. “Soriano committed this horrific shooting in front of four children, including Ms. Young’s own daughters, who helplessly watched their mother die right before their eyes. The trauma Ms. Young’s family and loved ones have experienced continues to be felt today, and my thoughts remain with them as they continue to heal."
“I hope the significant sentence imposed today serves as a measure of justice for this tragic and abhorrent act of violence,” Bragg added.
In the early hours of the morning, Young was returning home from her baby shower with family and friends when Soriano arrived on a motorcycle wearing all black clothing and armed with a gun.
Police said Soriano chased his ex-girlfriend's new partner around the apartment with the loaded weapon before returned back to the front of the building. Young's kids tried to reason with Soriano before he opened fire against their mother at close range.
Young was taken to a hospital where she and her unborn child were pronounced dead.
Soriano fled the scene but was later found and arrested. He was found guilty of several charges including murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.
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