Jared Lee Loughner
Mass murderer involved in a shooting
Loughner carried out a mass shooting on January 8, 2011, at a public event in Tucson, Arizona, targeting U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords. The attack resulted in six deaths and thirteen injuries. Loughner was arrested shortly after the shooting and subsequently found guilty of multiple counts of murder and attempted murder. In 2012, he received a life sentence without the possibility of parole after being diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Executed a mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona
Received multiple life sentences
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