Sheriff’s Deputy Charged in Murder of Girlfriend
A sheriff’s deputy has been charged with fatally shooting his girlfriend, prosecutors said Tuesday.
William Joseph Burke, 30, assigned to the sheriff’s West Hollywood station, was charged this week with one count of murder. Prosecutors said Burke shot his girlfriend, Brenda Berndt, 25, once in the forehead during an argument on Saturday at his residence at a mobile home park in Malibu.
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