Former Space Force Sergeant Sentenced for Shooting Suspected Car Thieves in Aurora

Former Space Force sergeant sentenced for shooting suspected car thieves in Aurora

Orest Schur, a former U.S. Space Force tech sergeant, was sentenced to 54 years in prison for killing a 14-year-old and injuring a 13-year-old over suspected car theft.

Space Force Sergeant Sentenced For Shooting At Fleeing Teens, Killing One

A former Space Force sergeant, 29-year-old Orest Schur, will most likely spend the rest of his life in prison for the 2023 shooting of two teenagers who were apparently trying to steal his car. He ended up killing one of them, a 14-year-old boy. According to the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office in Colorado, Schur was sentenced to 54 years in prison on August 15, 2025. He had been found guilty of second-degree murder and second-degree att…