St. Louis Man Convicted Of Murdering His Ex-Girlfriend

ST. LOUIS, MO — A jury found 25-year-old Victor Whittier guilty Wednesday of murder for the 2017 killing of his 24-year-old ex-girlfriend, Cierra Jackson, the Post-Dispatch reports. Jackson had taken out a restraining order against Whittier prior to her death, accusing him of sending threatening text messages, according to court documents.

In August, 2017, Jackson's 11-year-old brother found her dead after — prosecutors said — Whittier fired multiple gunshots through Jackson's bedroom window. The child, who was in another room playing video games, testified that he heard Whittier's voice prior to the gunshots.

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Whittier is due to be sentenced in November.

According to the gun control group Everytown, millions of American women are shot by domestic partners every year, and the presence of a gun makes a woman five times more likely to die from domestic violence.

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