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A South Dakota man has admitted to shooting three people and wounding two others.
Francis Lange, 43, entered a plea of guilty but mentally ill on Wednesday for three counts of murder and two counts of aggravated assault, KELO-TV reported. Sentencing is scheduled for July 24. Prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty.
Lange admitted in court that on November 9, 2021, he entered a home in the small town of South Dakota, Scotland, and shot everyone inside. The dead included Lange’s ex-girlfriend, Angela Monclova, along with her father, Librado Monclova, and Diane Akins. A 5-year-old girl and another adult were shot but survived.
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A South Dakota man has admitted to shooting three people and wounding two others.
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South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said that under the plea deal, Lange faces forced life in prison without parole, but will receive mental health evaluation and treatment.
Psychiatrist Josette Lindahl testified Wednesday that she had met Lange three times and diagnosed him with schizoaffective disorder. She added that alcohol and other substances made his symptoms worse.
