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CEDAR CITY — Prosecutors in Iron County are seeking the death penalty for a man accused of shooting and killing a man who was in his ex-girlfriend's bed.
Mark Mair, 28, is charged with aggravated murder, a first-degree felony and a capital offense, in the death of 34-year-old Justin Hanna.
According to police, Mair went to the woman's Cedar City trailer home, 515 N. 400 West, early on the morning of July 24, 2016, and pushed in a fan sitting in a bedroom window. Mair then leaned inside the window and opened fire on Hanna and the former girlfriend, who were on a bed together, charging documents state.
Hanna was shot three times and died from his injuries, according to the charges.
The former girlfriend, who was not injured, told police she had broken up with Mair a few days earlier.
Mair fled to Grand Junction, Colorado, where he was later arrested.
In addition to the aggravated murder charge, Mair is charged with aggravated burglary, a first-degree felony, and seven counts of felony discharge of a firearm, a third-degree felony.
