Published November 20, 2015
Witnesses told police that a Wyoming man with a gunshot wound to his stomach was begging for his life when a 16-year-old who had opened fire into a group of teens shot him in the head at point-blank range.
The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/1pWf4JB ) Phillip Sam was in court Wednesday on a first-degree murder charge in the death of 19-year-old Tyler Burns. He is being tried as an adult.
Charging documents say Sam was at a park Sunday for a fight. Prosecutors say Sam fired a gun at a group of teens that gathered and one shot hit Burns.
Sam told a detective that he shot Burns twice more because he didn't want him to suffer.
His attorney didn't return a phone call from The Associated Press seeking comment.
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Information from: Wyoming Tribune Eagle, http://www.wyomingnews.com
https://www.foxnews.com/us/witnesses-tell-police-wyoming-teen-shot-man-with-gunshot-wound-who-was-begging-for-his-life