SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The 17-year-old boy who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a customer at an Akron drive-thru in February 2024, will be sentenced Wednesday in Summit County Court of Common Pleas.

Tyler Bartley was working as a clerk at Borders Drive Thru when Patrick Boergert showed up, said Summit County Prosecutor Elliot Kolkovich.

Boergert, 47, was a passenger in a friend’s car.

Kolkovich said after Bartley saw Boergert, he reached through the back window and shot him.

Boergert’s friend quickly drove away and called 911.

EMS transported Boergert to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

“No grievance should ever escalate to this level of violence,” said Kolkovich, “Our thoughts remain with Patrick Boergert’s family and loved ones as they grieve this unimaginab

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