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<p>PITTSBURGH (AP) &#8212; A man convicted in a Pittsburgh-area mall shooting that wounded three people has been sentenced to 15 to 30 years in prison.</p><p>A judge sentenced 18-year-old Tarod Thornhill on Thursday over the February 2015 shooting in Macy&#8217;s at the Monroeville Mall.</p><p>A defense attorney had acknowledged Thornhill shot his 20-year-old target and wounded two shopping bystanders, but argued his client was mentally ill.</p><p>Judge Jeffrey Manning rejected that defense, but did acknowledge Thornhill suffers from serious mental illness.</p><p>Thornhill&#8217;s parents asked the court to give their son the help he needs while he&#8217;s incarcerated.</p><p>In November, the judge acquitted Thornhill of attempted murder charges, but convicted him of aggravated assault, reckless endangering and firearms crimes.</p><p>One of the injured bystanders testified that injuries are like a &#8220;life sentence.&#8221; She hugged Thornhill&#8217;s father after the hearing.</p><style>
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Man gets 15-30 years in prison for Pittsburgh mall shooting that hurt 3