NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A man found guilty of shooting five women, and killing three, will learn on Friday how many years he’ll spend in prison.
A jury found Ziontay Palmer guilty of 10 charges related to the shooting.
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The mass shooting happened in 2021 at the Young Terrace Apartments in Norfolk.
Palmer, 21, was convicted of shooting his then pregnant ex-girlfriend, her mother, his ex-girlfriend’s stepmom, and two neighbors. He was 19 at the time of the shooting.
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In November, a jury found Palmer guilty of 3 counts of aggravated murder. He was also found guilty of malicious wounding, assault, and use of a gun.
Norfolk’s Commonwealth’s attorney Ramin Fatehi said it’s a “terribly tragic case” and hopes the judge gives Palmer life in prison.
Fatehi sent WAVY’s KaMaria Braye the potential maximum penalties the judge could give Palmer for each charge:
- Aggravated Murder (3 counts) : life in prison
- Aggravated Malicious Wounding (1 count) : life in prison
- Malicious Wounding (1 count) : 20 years
- Use of a Firearm in the commission of a felony (first offense) (1 count) : 3 years
- Use of a firearm in the commission of a felony (second or subsequent offense) (4 counts) : 5 years