US EditionJudge Sends San Diego School Shooter to Juvenile Court for Resentencing
A judge's recall of Williams' 50-years-to-life sentence enables juvenile court resentencing that may lead to his release and redesignation of convictions as juvenile findings.
- A judge granted a request to resentence the gunman in a 2001 San Diego school shooting, potentially allowing his release after 23 years in prison.
- Charles Williams, who was 15 at the time, pleaded guilty to killing two students and injuring 13 others at Santana High School.
- Prosecutors will challenge the ruling to try to stop Williams' release, as a parole board previously found he lacked insight into his actions.
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Victims react with disappointment, frustration at possible release of Santana High shooter
Victims and witnesses to the deadly Santana High School shooting in Santee nearly 25 years ago expressed disappointment and frustration Wednesday after a judge agreed to recall the shooter’s sentence — a ruling that sets him up to be released from prison. Charles Andrew “Andy” Williams was 15 years old when he opened fire between classes on the Santee campus on March 5, 2001. Students Bryan Zuckor, 14, and Randy Gordon, 17, died. Eleven other st…
Notorious California school shooter who killed 2, injured 13 could soon go free
Charles “Andy” Williams, who was 15 years old in 2001 when he opened fire inside a San Diego school, killing two students and wounding 13 other people, may soon go free. On the morning of March 5, Williams carried a black, eight-shot revolver he’d taken from his father’s locked gun cabinet into Santana High School where he was a student and let loose gunfire in the hallway, bathroom and the campus [...]
Judge rules to re-sentence Santana High School shooter
A Superior Court Judge ruled to recall Charles 'Andy' Williams sentencing, potentially allowing him to be released from prison after a new law was passed, despite the District Attorney's Office arguing against his eligibility.
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