Man sentenced to 15 years in connection with Brooklyn Park homicide

Man sentenced to 15 years in connection with Brooklyn Park homicide By KSTP Courtesy of Hennepin County Jail A man has been sentenced in connection with a homicide that occurred in Brooklyn Park earlier this year.Sebestyen James Lamar Warren, 24, was previously convicted on one count of second-degree murder and, on Monday, was sentenced to 15 years in prison. He has credit for 273 days already served.RELATED: 23-year-old charged in Brooklyn Park homicideAs previously reported, Brooklyn Park police responded to a shooting inside an apartment on the 6900 block of 76th Avenue North overnight on Jan. 13. According to a criminal complaint, officers found people coming out of the building into the parking lot, and 20-30 people were in the building’s common area.RELATED: Man dead after shooting at Brooklyn Park apartment complexPolice found a man who had been shot in the chest in a stairwell. He was pronounced deceased at the hospital and later identified as 21-year-old Gavin Micheal Kramer.Witnesses told police that the shooting happened in an apartment on the third floor that Kramer was leasing. Investigators found a discharged cartridge casing on the floor and a trail of blood leading to where Kramer was found.According to court documents, there had been a party in the apartment before the shooting, and at least two of the men in attendance had brought guns, including Kramer.A witness said that Warren and Kramer went into the bathroom together and when Kramer came out, he heard a gunshot and saw Kramer fall to the ground. Warren ran from the apartment and told people to “call 911 to save [the victim],” witnesses told police.Another witness told investigators that Warren and some of the men he attended the party with were known to steal people’s guns. He added that the men’s motive was to steal Kramer’s gun and that Warren shot Kramer when he tried to stop him.Warren, another man, and a teenager were arrested in St. Paul. According to court documents, Warren had a backpack with three handguns, one of which was believed to belong to Kramer. Investigators also found items associated with Kramer’s gun.RELATED: Teen boy, 2 men arrested in connection with early morning homicideAfter his arrest, Warren said he didn’t remember having the backpack when he was arrested and didn’t remember who he was with around the time of the shooting.Warren claimed he was in the hallway when he heard a gunshot, adding that despite not being near the shooting, he told people to call 911.