A Virginia man is accused of murdering his girlfriend and then changing his story about what happened after he brought her to the hospital.

Huy Nguyen, 47, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 38-year-old Alison "Kate" Laporta. While the trial just recently began, the case stretches back to April 17, 2024.

Officers with the Fairfax County Police Department responded to Inova Mount Vernon Hospital that night just before the clock struck midnight. A woman revealed to be Laporta had been shot, and police learned it was her boyfriend, Nguyen, who had transported her to the hospital, the police department said . Laporta was "suffering a gunshot wound to her upper body," police added at the time, and she was transported to a different hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

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