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2 accused in Fridley drug shooting plead guilty

The 54-year-old man was shot and killed during an alleged drug deal in Fridley.
<p>Thirty-five-year-old Bryston Markeis Hill-Turnipseed (L) and 44-year-old Johnny Earl Edwards (R) are charged in connection with a fatal shooting in Fridley.</p>

ANOKA, Minn. - Two men charged in the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis man in Fridley have pleaded guilty to criminal charges.

Johnny Edwards entered the plea Monday to second-degree murder. Bryston Hill-Turnipseed pleaded guilty to aiding an offender committing second-degree murder.

Prosecutors say Edwards shot and killed 54-year-old James Chapman in Fridley last May after he and Hill-Turnipseed went to a residence to buy marijuana.

The St. Paul Pioneer Press says that as part of a plea agreement, prosecutors will ask for a prison term between 23 and 30 years for Edwards and nearly 12 years for Hill-Turnipseed.

Sentencing is Feb. 13.

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