A 27-year-old homeless Baltimore man pleaded guilty to murder and burglary at a hearing Friday moments before his trial was to begin, the Baltimore state's attorney's office announced. According to police, Matthew Hooper broke into the Northwest Baltimore home of Daniel Hoeck, 62, a Vietnam veteran who had earned two Purple Hearts, and fatally stabbed him. Hooper will serve between 30 and 50 years of a life sentence for the crimes, according to the plea agreement. Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 12.

- Tricia Bishop

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