This Tuesday, April 30, 2019, booking photo provided by Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office shows Trystan Andrew Terrell. Police arrested Terrell Tuesday on charges of murder and attempted murder after he opened fire on students at a North Carolina university. (Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office via AP)CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – The man charged with killing two North Carolina university students and wounding four others in April pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of first-degree murder and other charges, then apologized for his crimes.
Trystan Andrew Terrell also pleaded guilty Thursday to four counts of attempted murder and discharge of a firearm on educational property – charges filed in connection with the April 30 shooting of students gathered in a lecture hall at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
State prosecutors accepted Terrell’s plea during a hearing that was previously scheduled to decide whether the gunman could face the death penalty for the killings.
During the hearing, victims and their families were given the opportunity to speak.
Julie Parlier burst into tears as she read a statement to the court. Her 19-year-old son, Reid, was one of those who died.