Judge rules man accused of fatally shooting teen needs treatment
Instead of a preliminary hearing Wednesday morning, a Norfolk judge reviewed a doctor's report from Albert Sutton's competency evaluation earlier this month.
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Instead of a preliminary hearing Wednesday morning, a Norfolk judge reviewed a doctor's report from Albert Sutton's competency evaluation earlier this month.
Amir was shot and killed in September in a house near East Virginia Beach Boulevard. The 14-year-old was a football player at Norview Middle School and heavily involved in school.
The judge denied Sutton's bond, saying, "a young man died because of this man's behavior."
A judge on Tuesday denied bond for a 27-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a 14-year-old earlier this month.
Norview Middle School student Amir Burnett, 14, died after getting shot in Norfolk. Albert Sutton was charged with involuntary manslaughter.