Man Who Fatally Shot 2 Teens in California Movie Theater Is Sentenced to Life Without Parole

Man Who Fatally Shot 2 Teens in California Movie Theater Is Sentenced to Life Without Parole
Convicted double murder Joseph Jimenez Jr. makes a brief statement prior to being sentenced at the Riverside Hall of Justice in Riverside, Calif., on Feb. 26, 2024. Will Lester/The Orange County Register via AP
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A man convicted of fatally shooting two teenagers at a Southern California movie theater during a 2021 showing of “The Forever Purge” was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Joseph Jimenez Jr., 23, was found guilty in December of two counts of first-degree murder, as well as a sentencing enhancement of personal use of a firearm causing death.