NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A man who shot and killed his ex-girlfriend in Norfolk last April will spend 26 years in prison.
31-year-old Dayqwan Stevenson received the 26-year sentence earlier this month after pleading guilty to second-degree murder and maliciously shooting into an occupied vehicle in the case.
Prosecutors with the Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office say he shot Terri Renee Denmark, his ex-girlfriend and the mother of his child, 10 times around 1 a.m. at an apartment complex off East Ocean View Avenue on April 16, 2023.
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“Mr. Stevenson, driven by jealousy, killed someone he claimed to love, taking the victim away from her family forever,” said Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney Ramin Fatehi.
Prosecutors say Stevenson was driven to the victim’s home by another person under the pretense of taking food to he and Denmark’s child. Stevenson tried calling the victim several times during the ride over, and yelled at her for being out late when she wasn’t there when he arrived.