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9/14/13

Baby-killer gets life without parole

 A Georgia teen convicted of fatally shooting a baby in a stroller has been  sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison with no chance of parole.
De'Marquise Elkins, 18, showed no emotion as he was sentenced in a courtroom less than two weeks after a jury found him guilty of murder in the slaying of 13-month-old Antonio Santiago during a robbery attempt.
The baby was in his stroller and out for a walk with his mother when he was shot between the eyes March 21 in the Georgia coastal city of Brunswick. West and a younger teenager charged as an accomplice testified at trial that Elkins killed the baby after his mother refused to give up her purse. Read more: