Editing Barry Loukaitis (section)

==Trial and aftermath==
Loukaitis' trial would occur in June 1996, where he was tried as a minor. The Court appointed a psychiatrist by the name of Joan Petrich to evaluate Loukaitis' mental health. Petrich said Loukaitis suffered from delusions saying that he stated, "He felt like he was God and would laugh to himself. He felt he was superior to other people, and then those feelings were later replaced by hate, disdain, and not measuring up."<ref>[http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19960703&slug=2337537 Moses Lake trial to be open], ''The Seattle Times''</ref>

Loukaitis pled not guilty by reason of insanity to all charges, and said that he had only intended on killing Manuel Vela and that the other deaths were accidental.<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-3946562.html Murder trial jurors hear Loukaitis' confession], ''The Seattle Times''</ref>

Loukaitis was convicted of murder and hostage taking and sentenced to life without parole. A later supreme court decision that those who committed murder while underage could not be sentenced to life without parole led to Loukaitis being resentenced to 189 years in prison in 2017.<ref>[https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/moses-lake-school-shooter-barry-loukaitis-resentenced-to-189-years/ Moses Lake school shooter Barry Loukaitis resentenced to 189 years], ''The Seattle Times''</ref>