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Idaho man gets life for killing three

By Associated Press
Published: May 24, 2016, 9:14pm

MOSCOW, Idaho — A Moscow man was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for a 2015 shooting spree in which he shot three people to death and wounded a fourth.

John Lee, 30, will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was sentenced by Judge John R. Stegner in Latah County 2nd District Court.

Lee received three life sentences for first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of his adoptive mother, Terri L. Grzebielski, 61; his landlord, David M. Trail, 76; and restaurant manager Belinda G. Niebuhr, 47.

Lee received a sentence of 15 years for aggravated assault in the wounding of Michael M.M. Chin, 40, of Seattle.

Lee initially pleaded not guilty to all charges stemming from the Jan. 10, 2015, shooting spree.

According to court documents, Trail and Chin were meeting that afternoon in Trail’s office, located in an apartment building where Lee lived. Lee entered the office and shot both Trail and Chin.

Lee then drove his car to the Arby’s restaurant in Moscow, where he asked for Niebuhr. She appeared and Lee shot her as she dove out the drive-thru window, according to court records.

Lee then went to his parents’ house, where he shot his mother.

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