RICHMOND — A judge on Friday sentenced a 51-year-old San Pablo man to life in prison for gunning down his ex-girlfriend in front of her children more than eight years ago, prosecutors said.

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Earlier this year, a jury convicted Lawyer McBride of murdering 29-year-old Rashanda Franklin on April 4, 2017, according to the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office.

On the day of the fatal shooting, McBride waited for Franklin in a church parking lot where she dropped off her children for school. Prosecutors said McBride had been following and harassing Franklin for weeks after she broke off their two-year relationship.

Franklin called 911 and drove away with her sons, then ages 9 and 5, still in the car.

McBride followed Franklin in his car. As they neared the intersec

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