PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) A teenager was sentenced to life in prison Friday for killing four students, wounding more and terrorizing Michigans Oxford High School in 2021.

A judge rejected pleas for a shorter sentence and ensured that Ethan Crumbley, 17, will not get an opportunity for parole.

Life sentences for teenagers are rare in Michigan since the U.S. Supreme Court and the states highest court said the violent acts of minors must be viewed differently than the crimes of adults.

Judge Kwame Rowes decision followed anguished remarks by families of the deceased and survivors who spoke about how the tragedy has affected them.

Your statements, Rowe said, do not fall on deaf ears.

Crumbley, who was 15 at the time of the shooting, pleaded guilty to 24 charges, including first-degree murder and terrorism.