AKRON, Ohio — An Akron man was sentenced Monday to life in prison for a New Year’s Eve shooting that claimed the life of a 38-year-old woman and wounded her 5-year-old child.

Christopher Mason, 39, will be eligible for parole after serving 31 years in prison, according to a news release from Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh.

According to police, Allison Dinkins, who was Mason’s girlfriend, was found dead by officers in an apartment in the Chapel Hill neighborhood on Dec. 31, 2022, after reports of gunshots at 7:45 p.m. Dinkins’ daughter also was found wounded in the apartment, with injuries to her face, prosecutors say.

Mason was arrested days later by federal agents in Akron.

Last month, Common Pleas Court Judge Mary Margaret Rowlands found Mason guilty of two counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder, two counts of felonious assault, and endangering children, all with gun specifications. Mason also was convicted of having a weapon under disability.