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Theron Leppke Sentenced To 40+ Years In Prison For Shooting, Killing Girlfriend Andrea King

MORGAN COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)- A man from Morgan County who admitted to shooting and killing his girlfriend has been sentenced to more than 40 years in prison. In 2019, deputies were called to a party where the victim, Andrea King, had been shot.

Theron Leppke (Morgan County Murder Sentence, from Morgn Cnty SO on FB)
Theron Leppke (credit: Morgan County)

Witnesses say that King was shot by Theron Leppke while other people were outside of the home. King and Leppke had a child together and apparently had a history of being abusive.

Leppke pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.

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