Tucson gunman Loughner pleads guilty to rampage, spared death
By Agencies in Tucson, Arizona | China Daily | Updated: 2012-08-09 08:06
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Suzi Hileman (right), a victim in the Tucson, Arizona, mass shooting that also critically injured then-US Representative Gabrielle Giffords, receives a hug from Betty-Jean Offutt on Tuesday. Shooter Jared Lee Loughner pleaded guilty to killing six people and wounding 13 others. Loughner, 23, will be spared the death penalty but he still faces a life sentence without the possibility of parole. Michael Chow / The Arizona Republic Via Associated Press |
Jared Loughner pleaded guilty on Tuesday to killing six people and wounding 13 others, including then-US Representative Gabrielle Giffords, in an Arizona shooting rampage last year, and will be spared the death penalty in exchange.
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