An Alabama teenagerwho killed five members of his familybecause he was “fed up” with them, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
It followed Sisk’s April conviction on four counts of capital murder over the shooting deaths of his father John Sisk, 38, mother Mary Sisk, 35, and siblings Kane, 6, Rorrie, 4, and Colson, 6 months, on Sept. 2, 2019, in Elkmont, Alabama, when he was 14 years old.
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“I’ve prosecuted a lot of people in my career,” Limestone County District Attorney Brian C.T. Jones wrote in a written statement to the media after Sisk’s sentencing, reportedWHNT. ”And I can tell you that out of all of those people, only four out of five people scare the hell out of me and he’s at the top of my list.”
“Mason Sisk is clearly one of the most dangerous people who will ever be sentenced in Limestone County," he added, per the outlet. “With this sentence today, Judge Wise has ensured that Mason Sisk will NEVER threaten another child’s safety and wellbeing.”
Sisk reportedly did not offer remarks prior to his sentencing, per multiple outlets. As Sisk was aged 14 when he committed the murders, he is ineligible for the death penalty.
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A total of 31 state witnesses took the stand at Sisk’s trial in April, during which members of the jury were presented evidence including video footage that showed him admitting to the killings because he was “fed up of all the fighting” in his family, according toAlabama Local.
John Sisk and Mary Sisk.LinkedIn; Huntsville City Schools
Jones had earlier told police that he was in his basement playing video games when he heard gunshots, and then saw a vehicle leaving as he went outside, authorities said, reported AP.
Prior to Thursday’s sentencing, family members of the deceasedgave victims' impact statements in July.
A Limestone County Sheriff vehicle leaves the scene of the 2019 shooting in Elkmont, Ala.Dan Busey/The Decatur Daily via AP
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“I do not know if I will ever forgive you, but I do grieve the loss of you,” she continued. “The child Mason that I knew died the day you murdered them.”
At the time of Sisk’s April conviction, his attorney, Shay Golden, toldWAFF 48that his client was disappointed: “It’s difficult, he emotes in his way, [and] he doesn’t have anyone really to help him with that…We’re confident we’re solid on the ground for appeal It just feels like this inevitably will have to be tried again.”
Sisk’s attorneys did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for further information on his sentencing.
source: people.com
