In delivering Joshua Johnson s sentence, the judge said she believes the tragedy could have been prevented if Wisconsin had better laws around mental health.
Police responded to reports of shots fired near the mall s food court shortly after 3:30 p.m. Jan. 31. Some shoppers fled the mall, while others found places to hide.
The shots were fired after Ellis and Frausto, who were both at the mall with separate groups of friends, began to exchange words, apparently over a girl in Ellis group that used to talk to Frausto, according to the criminal complaint.
Ellis told Frausto, I will shoot this place up. I will kill you, then flashed a gun moments before he opened fire, the complaint says. Ellis fled out the doors near GameStop after he fired at Frausto.
APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — A teenager charged in a fatal shooting at a shopping mall in eastern Wisconsin pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Outagamie County Court.
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