Supreme Courtroom upholds jail sentence for Monroeville Mall shooter Tarod Thornhill – CBS Pittsburgh

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A higher court has upheld the conviction of a man convicted in a 2015 shooting in Monroeville Mall.

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Tarod Thornhill was convicted of opening fire in Macy’s department store.

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He aimed at a man he shot three times. But he also shot two other people who were shopping with their small child. All three survived.

Thornhill was sentenced to up to 30 years in prison, but he appealed the verdict, saying it was too harsh as he was 17 and had mental health problems at the time of the shooting.

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However, the Supreme Court disagreed and upheld his sentence.