IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A man convicted of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a woman in a Coralville mall has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
A judge on Monday handed over the sentence for 23-year Alexander Kozak, the Iowa City Press-Citizen reports.
A jury in April found Kozak guilty of killing 20-year-old Andrea Farrington at the Coral Ridge Mall on June 12, 2015.
Prosecutors said Farrington was shot in the back three times while working at an Iowa Children’s Museum information kiosk. Police say Kozak, who worked as a mall security guard, told officers he “snapped” after Farrington texted him to say she was breaking off their relationship.
The defense didn’t dispute that Kozak killed Farrington but argued his level of responsibility was diminished.