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Man Convicted Of 1st Degree Murder For Shooting, Killing Girlfriend

Wednesday, a jury convicted an Anchorage man of first degree murder for killing his girlfriend by shooting her in the eye last year.  The defense for James Marquez, 36,  argued for manslaughter, saying Marquez committed the act in a fit of rage.  But the prosecution argued the act was done deliberately.

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