SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A judge has ruled that a 17-year-old who was 15 when he was accused of shooting four classmates at Freeman High School in Spokane will be tried as an adult.
One of those students died in the 2017 shooting.
The judge found that Caleb Sharpe carefully planned and executed the mass shooting, and should not be released from custody at age 21 as would be required if he were convicted in juvenile court.
#BREAKING: Judge Price’s ruling is in. Admitted Freeman High School shooter Caleb Sharpe, 17, will be tried as an adult calling it “one of the most difficult decisions” he’s ever been required to make. @kxly4news
— Taylor Graham (@TaylorGrahamTV) July 23, 2019