This undated photo provided by Jimmie Edwards III shows his sister Tyesha Edwards. Minnesota’s pardon board on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, commuted the sentence of Myon Burrell, a Black man who was sent to prison for life as a teen in the high-profile murder case that raised questions about the integrity of the criminal justice system that put him away. Tyesha Edwards was was hit by a stray bullet while doing homework at her dining room table in 2002. (Jimmie Edwards III/Linda Longino via AP)
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