A self-described incel received a 44-year prison sentence for injuring people at an Arizona mall shooting. Authorities have said that Armando Hernandez, 23, targeted couples at the Westgate Entertainment District on May 20, 2020 because he was angry women did not want him, felt that he had been bullied, and wanted respect. He planned to target 10 people, though he denied wanting to kill anyone, authorities said.
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the three injured victims, a 19-year-old man was in critical condition. A 16-year-old girl went to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries, while a 39-year-old woman got hurt did not to leave for a hospital.
Hernandez pleaded guilty in April to two counts of attempted first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault. Indicted on a total of 39 charges, Hernandez took a deal for a possible 19- to 44-year prison term. The judge on Friday handed down the maximum prison sentence.
“Those at Westgate on May 20 not only feared for their lives but three people received serious injuries,” Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said on Friday. “A maximum sentence for these crimes is justice. We are fortunate that the victims in this case survived and now a dangerous individual has been removed from our community.”
The 16-year-old, Destiny, was hit in the leg, according to KPNX. Then-boyfriend Alfredo, 19, was struck twice in the chest.
The couple was waiting for a ride home outside of a Johnny Rockets restaurant.
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the three injured victims, a 19-year-old man was in critical condition. A 16-year-old girl went to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries, while a 39-year-old woman got hurt did not to leave for a hospital.
Hernandez pleaded guilty in April to two counts of attempted first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault. Indicted on a total of 39 charges, Hernandez took a deal for a possible 19- to 44-year prison term. The judge on Friday handed down the maximum prison sentence.
“Those at Westgate on May 20 not only feared for their lives but three people received serious injuries,” Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said on Friday. “A maximum sentence for these crimes is justice. We are fortunate that the victims in this case survived and now a dangerous individual has been removed from our community.”
The 16-year-old, Destiny, was hit in the leg, according to KPNX. Then-boyfriend Alfredo, 19, was struck twice in the chest.
The couple was waiting for a ride home outside of a Johnny Rockets restaurant.
