Former PSU football player pleads guilty to killing girlfriend [Video]

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – A former Portland State University football player accused of killing his freshman girlfriend, 19-year-old Amara Marluke, changed his plea to guilty in Multnomah County court on Monday afternoon.

Keenan Harpole was then sentenced to 23 years in prison for Marluke’s death. More than two years after he shot and killed her on Portland State’s campus, Harpole agreed to plead guilty to one count of first-degree manslaughter constituting domestic violence and another count of unlawful use of a weapon. Families for Harpole and Marluke both fought back tears as victim impact statements were read.

“She wants us to be okay for her being gone physically, she wants us to find joy again,” said Bradley Marluke, Amara Marluke’s adoptive father. ” It might take me the rest of my life, but I will …