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Story summary
- Austin David Thompson (the defendant) was sentenced by a North Carolina judge to life in prison without parole for a 2022 mass shooting that killed five.
- Thompson was 15 years old at the time and attacked his brother and four others in his neighborhood.
- The defense argued acne medication caused a dissociative episode, but the judge found no evidence.
- Prosecutors highlighted Thompson's internet searches related to violence.
