A Nevada man will spend decades behind bars after he murdered his ex-girlfriend because she removed him from the lease at her apartment.

Malik Coleman, 20, was sentenced Monday to life in prison for the murder of 18-year-old Janaya Baker in Reno. He'll be eligible for parole after serving 28 years, the Washoe County District Attorney's Office said in a press release .

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Reno police responded shortly after 8 p.m. on Nov. 16, 2023, to an apartment building on North Virginia Street for a shooting. When cops arrived, they found Baker lying just outside of her room with a gunshot wound to her head. She was pronounced dead. Investigators learned that Colema

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