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FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2020 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks at the LULAC Presidential Town Hall in Las Vegas. On Thursday, March 5, 2020, Klobuchar called for an independent probe of the murder case she prosecuted that sent a teenage Myon Burrell to prison for life. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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Minn. prosecutor: Justice Dept. should review Burrell case
March 9, 2020 5:48 p.m.

Minn. prosecutor: Justice Dept. should review Burrell case

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A top Minnesota prosecutor said Monday that Sen. Amy Klobuchar should ask the Justice Department to review the conviction of a black teen sentenced to life in prison after an 11-year-old black girl was killed by a stray bullet.