Convicted mass shooter Jared Loughner was sentence to seven life terms in prison plus 140 years.Loughner, 24, appeared in federal court in downtown Tucson today at 10 a.m.Loughner was convicted after agreeing to a plea deal in August. He pleaded guilty to 19 counts including the attempted assassination of former Congresswoman Gabrielle GIffords on Jan. 8, 2011.The deal guaranteed he will spend the rest of his life in prison, but it also took the death penalty off the table.Federal Judge Larry Burns said that Loughner was not insane at the time of the shooting and that it was premeditated. "He knew what he was doing," Burns said.Six people died in that shooting at the Congress on Your Corner event outside of the Safeway on Ina Road. Gabe Zimmerman, 30, Giffords' outreach director; John Roll, 63, a federal judge; Phyllis Schneck, 79; Dorothy Morris, 76; Dorwan Stoddard, 76; and Christina Taylor-Green, 9, were 6 out of 18 victims that were killed.
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Patricia Maisch, who helped tackle Loughner on Jan. 8, was the first to speak in court. "That beautiful day our mental health system failed us. For six that failure was devastating and unimaginable," Maisch said.
Suzi Hileman addressed the court saying, "I will now walk out of this courtroom, and I will never think of you again." She looked directly at Loughner, who sat still looking at her and listening.
Mavanell Stoddard, whose husband was killed in the shooting said, "You took my precious husband and ruined my whole life. He died saving me." Her husband died trying to shield her from the gunfire. She said she hoped Loughner could can find Jesus, "I forgive you. I don't hate you. I hate the act you performed."
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