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TexasTowelie

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Sun Jul 18, 2021, 07:33 PM Jul 2021

Capital Gazette Shooter Found Criminally Responsible for Murders, Will Be Sentenced to Prison

After approximately two hours of deliberation, a jury found the gunman who pleaded guilty to the 2018 murders of Capital Gazette employees Gerald Fischman, Robert Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith and Wendi Winters criminally responsible for his actions Thursday — offering bittersweet closure to survivors and families who have struggled to move on.

“When I buried my husband, I put a Constitution book in his pocket because I [was] hoping there’s justice, and today’s that justice day,” said Gerald Fischman’s widow, Erica Fischman. “I’m really glad for that.”

“It’s a very painful three years passed, and finally my husband’s … soul [can] have a little rest.”

This verdict means that Jarrod Ramos will almost certainly spend the rest of his life in prison rather than being committed to a state-run psychiatric facility.

Read more: https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/07/15/capital-gazette-shooter-found-criminally-responsible-for-murders-will-be-sentenced-to-prison/

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Capital Gazette Shooter Found Criminally Responsible for Murders, Will Be Sentenced to Prison (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2021 OP
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