Jesse Alvarez showed up at the home of Mario Fierro, waited nearly an hour until he emerged to go to work then confronted him. Jurors did not believe Alvarez's testimony that the shooting was self-defense
A man who shot and killed his ex-girlfriend's new fiance — a popular Cathedral Catholic High teacher — was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder and discharging a firearm. It took a San Diego Superior Court jury about a day of deliberations before convicting Jesse Milton Alvarez, rejecting Alvarez's testimony that the shooting of Mario Fierro was in self-defense.
Two days later, he tried to contact her family members. Alvarez was visiting family in Peru when he spotted a social media post announcing the engagement. His online searches soon started. He also signed up for gun lessons on his return to California. About six weeks later, he waited outside Fierro's home for about an hour until the teacher walked out of his door. Deputy District Attorney Ramona McCarthy argued during the trial that Alvarez planned to kill Fierro on Feb.
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