A New Jersey person who fatally shot three household users and a relatives buddy with a semi-automatic rifle on New Year's Eve in 2017 has been sentenced to 150 a long time in jail.

Scott Kologi, 20, was sentenced Thursday following he was convicted in February of four counts of to start with-degree murder and a weapons offense.

Police were being alerted to his family's home soon in advance of midnight on December 31, 2017. Kologi had shot and killed his mom, father, sister and his grandfather's companion.

The gunman, who was 16 at the time, experienced fired the gun 14 periods, according to prosecutors. Kologi's grandfather, brother and a different spouse and children close friend were being current in the residence but left unharmed.

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"These were being functions of evil, carried out by a person who knew accurately what he was performing," Monmouth County Assistant Prosecutor Sean Brennan explained in the course of the hearing, according to a press launch. "He killed them simply because he could. He killed them because he wished to."

Monmouth County Supreme Court docket Judge Marc LeMieux stated the homicides caused "immeasurable damage," according to the Asbury Park Push. 

"The intention of this court is that this defendant hardly ever see the light-weight of the outdoors of a jail mobile at any time once again,’’ LeMieux explained all through the listening to. "I hope 1 day, you understand the magnitude of what you have performed below."

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A prisoner powering the jail mobile bars . (iStock)

Kologi will not be suitable for parole right up until 127 years and six months into his sentence.

The defendant's legal professionals experienced applied an madness defense for the duration of trial, but prosecutors argued that the gunman's steps were being deliberate and that he realized what he was executing was improper. The prosecutors reported Kologi experienced researched no matter whether the firearm would be effective in opposition to responding law enforcement donning bulletproof vests.

The night of the taking pictures, Kologi referred to as his mother up to his home, in which he had the lights off. He shot and killed her upon her entry, and subsequently shot and killed his father who had run up to obtain out what had transpired.

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The teenage shooter would then eliminate his sister and his grandfather's companion. Kologi's sister was traveling to property from university.

Defense attorney Richard Lomurro argued that his customer was mentally ill and questioned for just a-30 year sentence, the Asbury Park Press documented.

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"The base line is, Scott is not a cold-blooded killer,’’ Lomurro mentioned. "Scott is, and was, severely mentally ill. But he will be sent to state jail to be with chilly-blooded killers."