Dustin Jimenez, 22, faces life in prison following his conviction today for second-degree murder.

Jimenez, of Wahiawa, testified at trial that he was in fear for his life when he fatally shot Dillon Ching outside Ching's Sunset Beach home May 7, 2007.

But witnesses, including Ching's wife, said the unarmed Ching did nothing to provoke the gunfire from Jimenez.

The murder charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison with the possibility of parole.

Circuit Judge Richard Perkins presided over the jury trial.

Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Wayne Tashima represented the prosecution. Jimenez was represented by defense lawyer Chester Kanai.