WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. - A Wayne County man who was charged with murdering his girlfriend, after her death was initially reported as a suicide, has been sentenced to decades in prison.

David Paul McPherson, 40, was charged with second-degree murder and felony firearm possession in the death of 24-year-old Haleigh Pace.

David Paul McPherson (Sumpter Township Police Department)

Pace was found dead on June 29, 2025, at her home on Montana Street in the Holiday West Mobile Home Community in Sumpter Township.

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Police said Pace's death was initially reported as a suicide, and an investigation led to McPherson being charged.

In July, he was found guilty by a jury of second-degree murder and felony firearm.

On Sept. 29, McPherson was sentenced to 20 to 40 years in prison for second-degree murder and two years to be served consecutively on two counts of felony firearm.

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