Jared Lee Loughner | |
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 Mug shot of Loughner taken by U.S. Marshals on January 22, 2011 | |
| Born | Jared Lee Loughner September 10, 1988 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Education | Mountain View High School (dropped out) Pima Community College (withdrew) |
| Known for | 2011 Tucson shooting |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated |
| Conviction(s) | First degree murder of a federal employee (18 U.S.C. §§ 1111 and 1114) (2 counts) Attempted assassination of a member of Congress (18 U.S.C. § 351) Attempted murder of a federal employee (18 U.S.C. §§ 1113 and 1114) (2 counts) Interference with a federally provided activity resulting in death (18 U.S.C. § 245) (4 counts) Interference with a federally provided activity resulting in bodily injury (18 U.S.C. § 245) (10 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | 7 life sentences without parole plus 140 years |
| Details | |
| Target(s) | Gabby Giffords |
| Killed | 6 |
| Injured | 13 |
| Weapons | Glock 19 9mm |
Date apprehended | January 8, 2011 |
| Imprisoned at | Federal Medical Center, Rochester |
Jared Lee Loughner (/ˈlɒfnər/; born September 10, 1988) is an American mass murderer who pled guilty to 19 charges of murder and attempted murder in connection with the January 8, 2011, Tucson shooting, in which he shot and severely injured U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords, and killed six people, including Chief U.S. District Court Judge John Roll, Gabe Zimmerman, a member of Giffords's staff, and a 9-year-old girl, Christina-Taylor Green.[1][2][3][4][5] Loughner shot and injured a total of 13 people, including one man who was injured while subduing him.[6]
Acquaintances say that Loughner's personality had changed markedly in the years prior to the shooting, a period during which he was also abusing alcohol and drugs. He had been suspended from Pima Community College in September 2010 because of his bizarre behavior and disruptions in classes and the library. After his arrest, two medical evaluations diagnosed Loughner with paranoid schizophrenia and ruled him incompetent to stand trial. He was placed on medication while in jail, as part of his treatment. He was again judged incompetent in May 2012.
In August 2012, Loughner was judged competent to stand trial, and at the hearing, he pleaded guilty to 19 counts. In November 2012, he was sentenced to life plus 140 years in federal prison.
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