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Life in Prison for Courthouse Shooter's Son and Daughter

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It’s life in prison for the son and daughter of the Delaware Courthouse shooter on federal cyberstalking charges.

The Wilmington News Journal reports that the courtroom was packed…when the judge handed down the sentences to David Matusiewicz and Amy Gonzalez.

Their mother Lenore Matusiewicz was also given a life sentence for her part for stalking David’s wife Christine Belford.

Their father Thomas Matusiewicz shot and killed Belford and a friend at a Delaware Courthouse over a custody hearing.

He then killed himself.

All three said they did not know that Thomas Matusiewicz was going to killed Belford.

Acting U.S. Attorney David Weiss told reporters at the Wilmington Courthouse that the maximum life sentence was the only way to protect the three children in the marriage.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.