Man pleads guilty in Burlington City murder

BURLINGTON CITY, N.J. (WPVI) -- A 27-year-old South Jersey man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a murder in Burlington City last year.

As part of a plea deal, Samuel James acknowledged firing several shots into a group of people last August on the 100 block of East Federal Street.

One bullet struck 24-year-old Byron Turner in the head.

VIDEO: Burlington murder suspect appears in court

Under the terms of the plea, James must serve 30 years in prison without the possibility of parole.

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