The Minnesota Board of Pardons commuted the life sentence of Myon Burrell, who walked free Tuesday after serving 18 years in prison. Burrell, who is Black, was sentenced to life when he was just 16 for the 2002 murder of an 11-year old girl, who was killed by a stray bullet. Burrell has always maintained his innocence. His case was thrust into the national spotlight early this year as then-presidential candidate Senator Amy Klobuchar faced calls to suspend her campaign for leading the case against Burrell when she was Hennepin County’s district attorney. An Associated Press investigation found there was no physical evidence linking Burrell to the crime and that Klobuchar may have mishandled the case. The decision to commute Burrell’s sentence was made by Governor Tim Walz and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison. His sentence was shortened to 20 years, and he will serve the remainder on supervised release.