Murder suspect's fiancee provides alibi

October 17, 2011 at 5:01p.m.

YOUNGSTOWN — David Figueroa’s fiancee, Kayla Cain, testified Figueroa was with her in their Garland Avenue residence when Emmanuel Izquierdo was shot to death in the 100 block of North Lane Avenue on April 21, 2010.

Cain, who now lives in Warren, testified today in Figueroa’s trial before Judge John M. Durkin of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court. The jury deliberated for two hours this afternoon and will resume deliberations at 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Figueroa, 28, is charged with aggravated murder with a firearm specification in the fatal shooting of Izquierdo on the city’s East Side. If convicted, Figueroa faces 23 years to life in prison.

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