Hoffman (l) and Phillips

Lyle "Ty" Hoffman, the confessed murderer of Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) executive Kelly Phillips, was reportedly sentenced to serve a 17-year prison sentence and another 8 years of supervised release.

Hoffman and Phillips had a 15-year romantic relationship and were partners in a Minneapolis bar called Lush. But the relationship ended and Hoffman, who was managing the bar, was fired and evicted from Phillips’ home in Minneapolis after Phillips discovered discrepancies between the bar’s books and its bank account, according to the reports.

Hoffman pleaded guilty Jan. 23 to intentional 2nd-degree murder for shooting Phillips twice in the back and once in the head as Phillips tried to flee after an altercation in his car at a gas station in Arden Hills, Minn., last August. Hoffman fled, leading to a weeks-long manhunt before his Sept. 11 capture.

Phillips, a vice president and attorney for Boston Scientific, was set to be married to Nathon Bailey last August 30; instead, friends and family held a memorial for him that day. His murder came a year to the day after his engagement to Bailey, according to Minnesota Public Radio.

Phillips’ family said in court that the timing of the murder was deliberate, making it a premeditated crime, according to KARE TV in Minneapolis. Hoffman claimed he killed Phillips in the heat of the moment after an argument, the station reported.