ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A man will spend at least 39 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple felony charges in the case of a 2020 Asheville shooting that left one person dead.
On Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, Tyran Dewayne Burton pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, possession of a firearm by a felon, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, according to a press release from North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson.
Burton was sentenced to 365 to 450 months in prison for second-degree murder, followed by a consecutive sentence of 110 to 144 months in prison for assault with a deadly weapon. In total, this equates to approximately 39 to 50 years…