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PATRICK: THANK YOU. THE MAN WHO KILLED A MILWAUKEE POLICE OFFICER, WILL SPEND THE REST OF HIS LIFE IN PRISON. TOYA: A JUDGE SENTENCED JORDAN FRICKE TO LIFE WITH NO PAROLE, FOR SHOOTING AND KILLING OFFICER MATTHEW RITTNER. AS WISN 12 NEWS HILLARY MINT REPORTS, THE EMOTIONS WERE RAW IN COURT. >> IN HER OWN WORDS OF ANGUI AND HEARTBREAK, CAROLINE RITTNER SAYS LOSING HER HUSBAND MATT HAS BEEN LIKE A NIGHTMARE SHE CAN’T WAKE UP FROM. I MISS HIM AND LOVE HIM MORE THAN WORDS COULD EVER DESCRIBE. IN FEBRUARY, JORDAN FRICKE SHOT AND KILLED OFFICER RITTNER WITH HIS AK-47 AS HIS TACTICAL TEAM SERVED A SEARCH WARRANT. >> UNLIKE MAT, YOU ARE AN UNPRODUCTIVE MENACE TO SOCIETY. AT SENTENCING, FELLOW OFFICER TREVOR DEBOER SAYS THAT DAY, HE TOO ALMOST LOST HIS LIFE. FOR THE SAKE OF SOCIETY, I HOPE THE COURT SEES TO IT THAT YOU NEVER SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY. YOUR NAME SHOULD BE FORGOTTEN AS YOU SPEND YOUR LIFE IN PRISON. >> I DID NOT WANT TO HURT O KILL ANYONE THAT MORNING, ESPECIALLY A POLICE OFFICER. BUT THE JUDGE DECIDED IN THIS CASE, LIFE IN PRISON FITS THE CRIME. >> YOU ARE AWARE THAT THIS TYPE AMMO IN THIS WEAPON WOULD CREATE CERTA DEATH. THIS WAS NO MISTAKE. >> IN MILWAUKEE, HILLARY MINTZ, WISN 12 NEWS. TOYA: TWO WEEKS AGO, OFFICER RITTNER’S WIFE GAVE BIRTH TO THEIR SECOND CHILD, A BABY

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A judge has sentenced Jordan Fricke to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the shooting death of Milwaukee Police Officer Matthew Rittner.A jury convicted Fricke of first-degree intentional homicide in July.The shooting happened in February.The courtroom was filled Thursday morning with friends and family members of Rittner and Fricke.Several read impact statements.District Attorney John Chisholm asked the judge for no chance of parole for Fricke.Rittner's widow, Caroline Rittner, told the court the past eight months of her life have been hell."I just want to wake up from this nightmare but I never will," she said.She found out she was pregnant with her second child days after Rittner was killed.Caroline Rittner said she gave birth to a baby girl two weeks ago."He would have been so proud to have a beautiful baby girl, she is perfect in every way," she said.She said she lost the love of her life, father of her children and her best friend."I hate him for what he's done to me and my family," Caroline Rittner said. "I will never ever forgive him."The Rittners also have a 4-year-old son.Caroline Rittner's brother told the court Fricke should never see the light of day again.Fricke's attorney asked the judge that Fricke have the chance at getting out of prison decades down the line.Fricke's girlfriend told the court he was loving and funny.She was with him the day of the fatal shooting and said Fricke acted in self defense.Officer Trevor Deboer also spoke to Fricke."Unlike Matt, you're an unproductive menace to society," he said. "For the sake of society, I hope the courts see to it that you never see the light of day, your name should be forgotten as you spend your life in prison."Fricke also addressed the judge.He said he made a horrible mistake and apologized to Rittner's family, the police department and the community."I never would have thought in a million years I would take an innocent man's life and throw mine away," Fricke said. "I'm sorry. I was scared for my life. I did not know it was the police."Fricke said if he wished he could trade places with Rittner.In handing down his sentence, the judge told Fricke he knew his AK-47 would cause certain death. "This wasn't a mistake," the judge said. "You deliberately shot off those rounds of destruction, taking the life of a valued member of the police community and the community as a whole, a father, a son."He also imposed an additional 15 years in prison for other charges related to Rittner's homicide.Fricke said he plans to appeal the sentence.He will be held at Dodge Correctional Institution. Get breaking news alerts with the WISN 12 app or our email newsletters.Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube