Man convicted of killing SF State student in 2019

SAN FRANCISCO ( KRON ) — A man has been convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend in San Francisco in 2019, the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office said. The victim was a 21-year-old student at San Francisco State University named Valeria Villagomez.

Jose Dejesus Rodriguez, 25, fatally shot the victim at her home in the Outer Sunset on the afternoon of Oct. 24, 2019, the DA’s office said. Officers arrived to find Rodriguez at the scene.

He made the 9-1-1 call after shooting the victim but did not tell police anything about the shooting. Police found a gun nearby, and he denied knowing anything about it.

He had a history of violent, controlling and jealous behavior towards the victim, according to her journal and testimony from her friends.

“The defendant’s callous act of violence extinguished the life of a kind, smart and beautiful woman,” said Assistant District Attorney Leigh Frazier.

Rodriguez has been in custody since he was arrested on the day of the killing. He was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and resisting an officer with removal or attempted removal of a weapon.

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