Teen who shot 3 people at Pa. shopping mall wasn’t sentenced too severely, appeals court says
Updated 1:29 PM;
A 15- to 30-year prison sentence imposed on a 17-year-old boy who shot three people during a rampage at a Pennsylvania shopping mall was upheld by a state appeals court panel Thursday despite the gunman’s claim that his mental health problems weren’t adequately considered.
An Allegheny County judge did consider Tarod Thornhill’s psychiatric issues, but simply didn’t give them the weight Thornhill desired, Judge Maria McLaughlin found in the Superior Court’s opinion.
Thornhill committed the shooting spree inside the Macy’s store in the Monroeville Mall in February 2015. He shot one man three times and wounded another couple who were in the store with their young child.
otherwise, they re all right. pittsburgh area mall is changing its policy after a weekend shooting. those under 18 years old will have to be accompanied by an adult under the youth escort policy. the panic escape from a pittsburgh area mall. people started running. i just heard the pop pop pop. 7:33 that night. reports of gunfire erupting after 17-year-old suspect tarod thornhill injured people near the entrance to the macy s. just steps away from the mr. rogers neighborhood play area. in the chaos children separated from their parents. i couldn t find my kid. some guy dove on top of her and a bunch of other kids and i looked at him and said thank you. by 9:00 p.m., police have cleared the mall. shoppers and staff evacuated for more than from more than 100 stores. we had people hiding in closets. 3:15 a.m., thornhill is captured at his home with help
from his instagram account. his clothing matching up with the suspect seen in surveillance video. within the first hour, we knew who he was. investigators say as thornhill took aim at his apparent target, a 20-year-old man. bullets struck a husband and wife walking between the two. their son just steps behind. doctors say all three victims are expected to survive. police are not commenting on a possible motive for the shooting. they re planning to increase their presence at the mall. on friday and saturday nights teenagers will be required to have an adult escort. baz i canaan i monroeville, pennsylvania. the parents of a 26-year-old american held hostage for more than a year by isis are clinging to hope that their daughter is alive. a family friend says that the parents of kayla mueller are asking the nation and the world to pray for her return. isis said friday that mueller died in a jordanian air strike. bill cosby facing another