A Space Force sergeant who shot at two teenagers fleeing after he apparently caught them trying to break into his car will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars.

An Adams County, Colorado , judge sentenced Orest Schur to 54 years in prison on Friday, the 17th Judicial District Attorney's Office announced – 36 years for second-degree murder , 18 years for attempted murder. The 29-year-old was convicted of both charges in June.

The shooting occurred after 11 p.m. on July 5, 2023, near Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora, Colorado. Residents on the 19400 block of East 59th Place heard a car alarm going off and saw two people dressed in all black "attempting to break into" a Hyundai Elantra, the Aurora Police Department said in a news release the next day . Schur, the owner of the car

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