New Jersey man sentenced to 150 years in prison for killing family members in 2017

A New Jersey man who fatally shot three relations and a household buddy with a semi-automatic rifle on New 12 months’s Eve in 2017 has been sentenced to 150 years in jail.

Scott Kologi, 20, was sentenced Thursday after he was convicted in February of 4 counts of first-degree homicide and a weapons offense.

Police had been alerted to his household’s dwelling shortly earlier than midnight on December 31, 2017. Kologi had shot and killed his mom, father, sister and his grandfather’s companion.

The gunman, who was 16 on the time, had fired the gun 14 instances, in line with prosecutors. Kologi’s grandfather, brother and one other household buddy had been current within the dwelling however left unhurt.

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“These had been acts of evil, carried out by somebody who knew precisely what he was doing,” Monmouth County Assistant Prosecutor Sean Brennan mentioned in the course of the listening to, in line with a press launch. “He killed them as a result of he may. He killed them as a result of he wished to.”

Monmouth County Supreme Court docket Choose Marc LeMieux mentioned the homicides triggered “immeasurable hurt,” in line with the Asbury Park Press. 

“The intention of this courtroom is that this defendant by no means see the sunshine of the skin of a jail cell ever once more,’’ LeMieux mentioned in the course of the listening to. “I hope someday, you notice the magnitude of what you’ve executed right here.”

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Kologi won’t be eligible for parole till 127 years and 6 months into his sentence.

The defendant’s attorneys had used an madness protection throughout trial, however prosecutors argued that the gunman’s actions had been deliberate and that he knew what he was doing was unsuitable. The prosecutors mentioned Kologi had researched whether or not the firearm can be efficient towards responding police carrying bulletproof vests.

The evening of the taking pictures, Kologi referred to as his mom as much as his room, the place he had the lights off. He shot and killed her upon her entry, and subsequently shot and killed his father who had run as much as discover out what had occurred.

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The teenage shooter would then kill his sister and his grandfather’s companion. Kologi’s sister was visiting dwelling from school.

Protection legal professional Richard Lomurro argued that his consumer was mentally unwell and requested for simply a-30 yr sentence, the Asbury Park Press reported.

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“The underside line is, Scott just isn’t a cold-blooded killer,’’ Lomurro mentioned. “Scott is, and was, severely mentally unwell. However he shall be despatched to state jail to be with cold-blooded killers.”