Capital Gazette shooter sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole

Jarrod Warren Ramos, the gunman who killed five Capital Gazette employees in June 2018, was sentenced life in prison Tuesday.

Jarrod Warren Ramos, the gunman who killed five Capital Gazette employees in June 2018, was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Ramos, 41, pleaded guilty to 23 criminal charges in connection with the Annapolis, Maryland, newsroom shooting but used an insanity defense to claim he was not criminally responsible. A jury found him criminally responsible over the summer.

Anne Arundel County Judge Michael Wachs handed down the sentence of five consecutive life sentences to be served without the chance for parole, bringing an end to the long, legal battle.

In the shooting Ramos allegedly opened fire on employees inside the office building of the local daily newspaper and killed Wendi Winters, John McNamera, Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen and Rebecca Smith.