Bored Gunman who Shot at Minn. Cops Gets Prison

A 19-year-old convicted of shooting at two Minneapolis police officers out of boredom last summer was sentenced Wednesday to more than 26 years in prison.

A 19-year-old convicted of shooting at two Minneapolis Police officers out of boredom last summer was sentenced to more than 26 years in prison.

The sentencing took place Aug. 15, two months after a Hennepin County jury found Malo Gomez guilty of two counts of attempted first-degree murder and two counts of first-degree assault.

District Judge Robert Small called Gomez's behavior "truly disturbing" and sentenced him to 13 years in prison for each officer. Prosecutors, citing the deliberate attack on police, asked for 18 years for each officer.

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