The teen was sentenced by a jury Thursday after pleading true to a charge of capital murder and three counts of attempted capital murder.
The teen, then 15, left the campus immediately after firing the weapon but was taken into custody within minutes, police previously said. A vigil was held for Poirier the following day where his mother told a reporter that he was a sweet, kind person who loved playing video games and sports, especially football.
Last week, the teen pleaded true to accusations of capital murder and three counts of attempted capital murder.reported that Poirier’s mother, Roshone Jacob took the stand in court along with the mother of the teen in custody. According to the station, Jacob said she’s stuck in a nightmare and trying to come out of it.
The suspect’s mother said she believed her son should face consequences and there are no excuses for what he did, KDFW-TV reported. The boy was set to stand trial last month, but it was delayed after a judge ordered him to undergo a mental evaluation. In June, Kim ruled the boy would not stand trial as an adult.His father, 50-year-old John Edward Porter, was sentenced Sept. 7 to more than six years in federal prison for possessing firearms as a felon.
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