Man sentenced to life in prison for 2025 "rejection killing" of Richfield woman

Jose Luis Lopez Xique, 27, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2025 murder of Kayli Arseth in Richfield, according to the Hennepin County Attorney's Office.Arseth, who was 22, was found dead in her Richfield apartment on June 17, 2025, after a welfare check. Police said at the time that she had been shot.Prosecutors charged Lopez Xique in July 2025. Charges said that in the days before her death, he had been asking Arseth for a romantic relationship and she told him she was only interested in friendship, according to earlier reporting on the criminal complaint.Arseth met Lopez Xique on a dating app, family said. Three-and-a-half weeks later, they said he took her life. Lopez Xique had been stalking not only Arseth, but also her parents and siblings, according to family members. "The right evidence was there, so a monster could be put behind bars," said Kayli Arseth's sister, Heather Arseth. "Kayli should still be with us, enjoying music,