LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge granted a request Tuesday by the gunman in a 2001 shooting at a San Diego high school to be resentenced, potentially allowing him to be freed after 23 years in prison.
Charles Williams, who was 15 at the time, pleaded guilty to killing two students and injuring 13 others after opening fire with his father’s revolver at Santana High School on March 5, 2001. He was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison.
The judge’s decision Tuesday means Williams’ case will be sent to juvenile court and lead to his immediate release from prison without parole supervision or evaluation, according to San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan’s office…