Apr 14, 2022

Jury finds man guilty in shooting death of Lincoln teen

Posted Apr 14, 2022 2:45 PM

By Associated Press

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lancaster County jury has found a Lincoln man guilty in the shooting death of a Lincoln teenager.

The Lincoln Journal Star reports that 26-year-old Majdal Elias was found guilty Wednesday of second-degree murder and several gun counts in the September 2019 death of 15-year-old Ali Al-Burkat in September 2019.

Police have said Elias shot into a car full of people, hitting Al-Burkat who was in the backseat.

The teen died later at a Lincoln hospital.

Elias is already serving 19 to 33 years in prison on drug and gun charges.

He faces another 33 years to life in prison for Al-Burkat’s killing when he's sentenced in May.