Crime & Safety

Jury Finds School Shooter Sane

Brendan O'Rourke, 42, could be sentenced to up to 103 years in prison for wounding two girls in a shooting rampage at Kelly Elementary School in Oct. 2010.

Friday morning a jury announced it's verdict that Brendan O'Rourke, 42 was sane at the time he , wounding two-second graders. and other counts in the connection with the Oct. 8, 2010 attack.

Friday's finding concluded the sanity phase of the trial of O'Rourke, who's scheduled to be sentenced April 20. He faces up to 103 years to life in state prison.

Jurors had told Vista Superior Court Judge Aaron Katz Thursday afternoon that they were . The judge, however, ordered the jury to return Friday for more deliberations in an attempt to reach a verdict.

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–CNS contributed to this report

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