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    The Gunman In The 'Capital Gazette' Attack Will Be Sentenced To Prison On Tuesday

    Jarrod Ramos admitted to killing five people in the Capital Gazette's newsroom in 2018. Prosecutors are seeking multiple life prison terms for the crime.
    by Bill Chappell Sep 28, 2021 2 minutes
    Jarrod Ramos, the admitted gunman in the attack on the <em>Capital Gazette,</em> was found criminally responsible by a jury in July. A copy of the newspaper is seen in a vending box in Annapolis, Md., on June 29, 2018, the day after the deadly shooting.

    A judge in Maryland is poised to announce what's expected to be a lengthy prison sentence for Jarrod Ramos, who admitted to killing five people in the Capital Gazette's newsroom in 2018. A jury found Ramos criminally responsible for the massacre in July.

    Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith and Wendi Winters died in the attack.

    Tuesday's hearing is slated to beginProsecutors have sought five life sentences without the possibility of parole.

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