RICHMOND, Calif. - A man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend in front of her two young children in Richmond in 2017 was sentenced Friday to life in prison.

Life sentence for brutal killing

What we know:

Lawyer Dushan McBride , 51, received the life sentence from a Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Mary Ann O'Malley for the murder of Rashanda Franklin, a 30-year-old mother of three.

Prosecutors said McBride, who was 43 at the time, ambushed Franklin in a church parking lot as she dropped off two of her children for school. They said he had been stalking and harassing her for weeks after she ended their two-year relationship.

911 call captured her final moments

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Fearing for her safety, Franklin called 911 as she drove away with her children still in the car.

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