Teen pleads guilty to shooting 2 Milwaukee police officers; sentencing set for Feb. 25
By APThursday, January 21, 2010
Man pleads guilty to shooting 2 Milwaukee officers
MILWAUKEE — A teenager has pleaded guilty to attempted homicide for shooting two Milwaukee police officers.
Nineteen-year-old Julius Burton shot Bryan Norberg and Graham Kunisch in June.
In return for Thursday’s guilty plea, the district attorney is recommending Burton spend 50 years in prison instead of the maximum 90. However, the judge isn’t bound by that.
The officers say they stopped Burton because he was riding his bike on a sidewalk, in violation of an ordinance. According to court documents, Burton pulled out a gun and fired on the officers from just feet away. Much of the left side of Kunisch’s face was blown off and he lost his eye. Norberg lost several teeth after the bullet ripped through his jaw.
Burton will be sentenced Feb. 25.
