WILMINGTON – Lynell Tucker was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for the September 2011 slaying of 19-year-old Dominique Helm on the steps of his mother's 23rd Street home in Wilmington.

As the officers approached, the suspect shot Helms. Capt. Noe returned fire, and the suspects were later captured, convicted, and sentenced for the murder of Officer Helms. Helms had been a member ...