A 45-year-old man who shot his live-in girlfriend twice in the head, then shot himself before retreating to the Porter Ranch home they shared, pleaded no contest Wednesday to second-degree murder.
Joseph Defalco also admitted that he used a firearm in the June 14, 2013, killing of Ann Risa Suggs, 52, said Deputy District Attorney Julie Kramer.
Defalco shot the victim, then himself, before retreating to their home in the 19000 block of Kenya Street, according to the prosecutor. He was arrested after a standoff that lasted more than five hours, Kramer said.
Defalco and Suggs had dated for about 20 years and had lived together for more than two years, according to court testimony.
Defalco is facing a 25-year-to-life term, with sentencing set for Monday at the San Fernando courthouse.
–City News Service