Sentencing day for man who shot cop

MEDIA, Pa. - July 22, 2008

Gines was sentenced today in a Delaware County courtroom.

He pleaded guilty earlier to the attempted murder of a Delaware County cop.

Back on New Years of last year, prosecutors say Gines broke into a Norwood home, assaulted a woman, then shot at responding officers.

One of those officers, Matthew Illitch, was critically wounded and is recovering.

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