NORFOLK, Va. — A Norfolk man, Albert James Sutton, 27, pleaded guilty on Monday to recklessly handling a firearm and involuntary manslaughter, killing 14-year-old Amir Burnett.
In September of 2023, Albert Sutton was watching over a group of children on Wyngate Drive when he showed the children a gun he brought, Sutton, accidentally shot 14-year-old Amir Burnett.
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Upon arrival, medics transported the 14-year-old to Sentara Leigh Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Sutton fled the scene after the shooting, investigators later identified and arrested him as the suspect.
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He later confessed to accidentally shooting the 14-year-old while placing the gun back in his waistband.
Sutton is scheduled for a sentencing on October 25.
