PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — The man who was found guilty of fatally shooting his child’s mother in December of 2023 was sentenced to 50 years in prison Friday afternoon.
Duane Dushon Moore was charged with first-degree murder after he shot his child’s mother, Kayla Vallee, 40, multiple times while she was picking up their 10-year-old son.
The Pierce County judge overseeing the case granted the motion for Moore to wave his right to be present in court during Friday’s sentencing. Kayla’s family said that decision was for the best…