Myon Burrell

Myon Burrell is a black American man who was sentenced to life in prison as a 17-year old after a young black girl was killed by a stray bullet. 2020 Presidential Candidate Amy Klobuchar was the Hennepin County Attorney at the time, although she was not the trial attorney in the case.

The Innocence Project is actively working on the case.[1]

Further reading

  1. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/03/03/imprisoned-for-life-as-a-teen-myon-burrell-finds-his-voice
  2. https://www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/2020/February/myon-burrell-statement

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