New Jersey killer resentenced to life for murdering ex-girlfriend outside East Orange home

Victim was seeking help from police when she was fatally shot, prosecutors say

East Orange, NJ – A New Jersey man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being resentenced for the fatal shooting of his ex-girlfriend outside her East Orange home, a killing that occurred as she attempted to get help from a nearby police officer.

Andre Higgs, 53, was sentenced Friday to life in prison, equivalent to 75 years, for the 2015 murder of 27-year-old Latrena May, an educator at Pride Academy Charter School. The sentencing follows a retrial conviction in December after his original 2017 conviction was overturned by th...