News: Life in Prison for Medford Shooter
(Long Island, N.Y.) The man responsible for taking four innocent lives last Father’s Day while robbing a Medford pharmacy has been sentenced to life in prison. The man will serve consecutive life sentences for the crimes committed on June 19th when he attempted to collect thousands of pills to fuel a drug addiction. Last September he had been charged with five counts of first-degree murder.
A gathering was held at the Riverhead Criminal Court when families of the victims were provided with an opportunity to speak. While the family statements had no bearing upon the sentence, they were useful in providing the grieving loved ones with a therapeutic experience and a chance at closure. Family members of the thirty-three-year-old mother who was killed in the shooting were present, and a statement was given from the loved ones of the seventy-one-year-old victim.
According to reports, a statement was given from the sister of the seventeen-year-old pharmacy clerk killed in the shooting. Most of the family members of the deceased wished that the shooter and his wife, an accomplice to the crime, received maximum punishment for their senseless and abominable actions. According to the shooter’s attorney, the shooter listened to the statements without showing any emotion and didn’t appear to be remorseful during the proceedings.
As promised by officials in the case, the murderer received no leniency for the crime. His attorney, from Central Islip, claimed that he never saw anything like the lack of response he witnessed from his client. The family’s statements lasted for two hours while the defendant listened to their testimonies.
The Medford shooter also received four twenty-five-year sentences for the criminal use of a firearm. According to reports, he received the maximum sentencing for the charges. It’s unsure whether he will also receive solitary confinement in prison and if he poses a threat to his correctional officers.
The shooter’s twenty-nine-year-old wife was in tears in the courtroom and allegedly claimed she was sorry for her role in the shootings. She received the maximum of twenty-five-years in prison for having occupied the getaway car and playing a part in the disguise and attempt to evade authorities. Sources claimed that the murderer won’t ask for forgiveness or any mercy.
