Michigan man gets life without parole in 6 shooting deaths
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — A man who fatally shot six strangers in southwestern Michigan was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison with no chance of parole, and some loved ones of those he killed said they believe he'll face a greater, more permanent punishment.
"Someday when you die and you face God, he will make the ultimate judgment for what you've done," Laurie Smith, who lost her husband and son in the February 2016 rampage, told Jason Dalton during the sentencing hearing. "All I can say is, I do not want to be you — not now and not then."
Dalton, 48, pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder last month, just as jury selection was about to begin in his trial.