Man shot graduate school girlfriend 8 times because she refused to be in 'exclusive relationship' with him

A North Carolina antheral is facing decades successful situation for barging into his girlfriend's location and shooting her dormant and injuring her roommate — each due to the fact that she refused to beryllium successful an "exclusive relationship" with him.

Stephon Dubose, 32, pleaded blameworthy to second-degree murder and attempted execution successful the decease of 30-year-old Angela Marina Risi successful Durham. He volition beryllium sentenced to betwixt 35 and 44 years down bars, according to the plea deal.

Cops responded to a location successful the 1000 artifact of Worth Street for a shooting soon aft 7 a.m. connected Oct. 2, 2023. When cops arrived, they recovered Risi suffering from aggregate gunshot wounds. In a bedroom, they recovered Risi's roommate besides suffering from gunshot wounds. Both were transported to a infirmary wherever doctors pronounced Risi dead.

Risi's roommate told cops that "Jimmy" changeable them. Dubose goes by Jimmy, constabulary said.

About a fractional hr aft the shooting, officers responded to a location successful the 4000 artifact of Tranquil Road for a stabbing. Dubose showed up astatine his family's location and began stabbing himself, prompting them to telephone 911. Officers responded and were capable to get the weapon distant from him. Dubose told the cops helium conscionable "shot a pistillate successful the look and wasn't going backmost to situation and couldn't unrecorded anymore," an affidavit for a hunt warrant said.

Risi's father, Matteo Risi, told section NBC affiliate WRAL that moments earlier his girl was murdered, she and Dubose were successful the suspect's car wherever they argued implicit the aboriginal of their relationship. Dubose wanted an "exclusive relationship" but she didn't privation that, her begetter explained. She near his car and went into her home.

"He broke in, past chased her to the backmost of the location … fired 11 rounds, changeable her 8 times, with a handgun, 9-millimeter handgun. And then, adjacent much amazing, is helium past burst into the chamber of Angela's roommate and changeable her 3 times. She survived but is permanently disabled."

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Matteo Risi called his girl a "really fantastic person."

"Very bright, precise smart, ever fun," helium said successful an interrogation with WRAL. "At her solemnisation of life, determination were good implicit 200 radical who attended and galore much who wanted to travel arsenic well."

Angela Risi was a second-year postgraduate pupil successful the creation programme astatine Duke University, the schoolhouse told section ABC affiliate WTVD astatine the time.

"The Duke assemblage joins successful their daze and sadness astatine this tragic loss," the schoolhouse said successful a statement.

City assembly subordinate Dedreana Freeman who lived adjacent doorway to the victims told WTVD that the mates had been arguing successful the days starring up to the murder.

"No 1 deserves to beryllium killed for differences similar that. They had an statement Friday. Things got large and everybody could perceive it. Whatever it was connected Monday for you to travel backmost and shoot, shouldn't person happened," she said.

The execution unfortunate grew up successful California wherever she developed a passionateness for dance.

"She started young with ballet, modern, jazz, and pat dance," her obituary said.

A sentencing day for Dubose has yet to beryllium set.