Fricke was charged with fatally shooting Officer Matthew Rittner on Feb. 6 as the officer was helping serve a search warrant at a Milwaukee duplex

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BARRY. >> BREAKING NEWS IN THE KILLING OF MATTHEW WRITTEN THERE. THIS FOLLOWS FOUR DAYS OF TESTIMONY. >> WE ARE LIVE. JORDAN TOOK THE STAND EARLIER TODAY. >> HE DID. IT WAS HIS ONLY CHANCE TO GET ON THE STAND IN THE COURTROOM BEHIND ME HERE AND TELL THE JURY WHAT HE HEARD, WHAT HE SAW, AND WHY HE DECIDED TO FIRE HIS GUN THROUGH THE DOOR. IN THE END, HIS TESTIMONY WAS NOT CONVINCING ENOUGH. IN HIS OWN DEFENSE, HE TESTIFIED ABOUT THE SHOOTING. >> I HEARD A GUNSHOT. I GOT MY GUN AND RAN TOWARDS THE KITCHEN. POLICE OFFICERS COULD BE HEARD YELLING COMMANDS. HE SAYS HE ACTED IN SELF-DEFENSE. JURORS TOOK ABOUT ONE HOUR TO REACH THE VERDICT. >> WE FIND THE DEFENDANT GUILTY AND CAP ONE OF THE INFORMATION. >> A TACTICAL UNIT PROTECTED THE FAMILY AS THEY LEFT THE COURTROOM AND DID NOT COMMENT. OBVIOUSLY THIS HAS BEEN VERY HARD AND VERY TRAUMATIC, NOT JUST THE FAMILY, BUT THE ENTIRE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE ENTI COMMUNITY. WE ARE GRATEFUL THE JURY RECOGNIZED THE EVIDENCE FOR WHAT IT WAS. PATRICK: WE SAW IN THAT VIDEO THAT HE WAS VISIBLY EMOTIONAL. WHAT IS NEXT FOR HIM? NEXT IS SENTENCING. HE WILL BE BACK IN THIS COURTROOM AT THE END OF FIRST AUGUST. DEGREE INTENTIONAL HOMICIDE, THAT CHARGE DOES COME WITH A MANDATORY LIFE SENTENCE. THAT PLAYS OUT A

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Advertisement Jury reaches verdict in case of Jordan Fricke in Officer Matthew Rittner death Fricke was charged with fatally shooting Officer Matthew Rittner on Feb. 6 as the officer was helping serve a search warrant at a Milwaukee duplex

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The jury has reached a verdict in the case of a man charged with fatally shooting a Milwaukee police officer.The jury began deliberating the case about 1:45 p.m. Friday after receiving instructions from the judge.They told the court they reached a verdict at about 3 p.m.Fricke was charged with fatally shooting Officer Matthew Rittner on Feb. 6 as the officer was helping serve a search warrant at a Milwaukee duplex.He was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide.The jury rejected the idea that Fricke shot Rittner in self defense.He told the court he believed he was being robbed when he fired the fatal shots."I jumped up grabbed my gun and ran toward the kitchen," Fricke testified about hearing the police enter his home. "I was protecting myself."Fricke was also convicted of recklessly endangering safety and two other counts.He cried and put his head on the table in front of him as the judge read the verdict.Fricke told the court he never meant to kill Rittner.A total of 15 jurors will hear the case -- 12 main jurors and three alternates.The jury was made up of nine women and six men.The trial began Monday.Prosecutors called several officers who were part of the raid in which Rittner was killed.The shooting was captured on multiple officers' body camera videos.The tactical unit protected Rittner’s family as they left the court room and did not comment.Rittner's widow found out she was pregnant shortly after his death."A guilty verdict does not bring back Officer Rittner, but it does provide some closure to the Rittner family and his law enforcement family," a representative for the police department said.Fricke faces the possibility of life in prison when he is sentenced at the end of August. Get breaking news alerts with the WISN 12 app or our email newsletters.Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube