Accused Gunman Expected To Plead Guilty For UNCC Shooting: Report

CHARLOTTE, NC — Nearly five months after a gunman walked into a classroom on the University of North Carolina Charlotte campus and opened fire, the 22-year-old accused shooting suspect is expected to plead guilty for the deaths of two students and injury of four others, according to reports.

According to police accounts at the time, Trystan Andrew Terrell was armed with a pistol when he began to fire inside the classroom inside the Kennedy building around 4:40 p.m. on April 30. Students Ellis Parlier, 19, and Riley Howell, 21, were killed in the incident and four were left injured.

Terrell was taken into custody immediately after the attack when he was tackled by campus police, who had trained for an active shooter.

Terrell was expected to plead guilty to the crimes in court Thursday, WSOC reported. The plea is expected to bring with it a life prison sentence, while protecting him from the death penalty, the station said.

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Following the shooting, Terrell made a full confession to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police investigators, and had been planning the attack for months after researching the 2012 school shooting of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, WBTV said.

He has been charged with two counts of murder, four counts of attempted murder, four counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, as well as possession of a firearm on educational property and discharging a firearm on educational property, the station said.