A Chico man is facing a possible life in prison sentence after a fatal shooting in Chico on New Year's Day. Dante Murphy charged by the Butte County District Attorney's Office with murder and possession of a firearm by a felon. The criminal complaint filed on Friday also alleges multiple firearm enhancements that expose Murphy to a life sentence in state prison. According to Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey, the charges stem from an incident in downtown Chico that occurred on Jan. 1, at approximately 1:51 a.m. Murphy allegedly shot and killed Sean Ray Allen, Jr., 30, during a verbal altercation