Convicted killer in library shooting apologizes to victims

CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) — A man who was convicted of first-degree murder in a fatal shooting at a New Mexico library made his first public address in court since the August 2017 rampage.

The Eastern New Mexico News reports Nathaniel Jouett, who turned 18 last month, apologized on Wednesday to dozens of victims and said he wanted to get better.

Jouett pleaded guilty to 30 felony counts from the shooting, including two first-degree murder charges for the deaths of library employees Wanda Walters and Krissie Carter.

The state requested Jouett serve 96 years in the Department of Corrections.

Defense attorney Stephen Taylor asked that his client only serve 20 years in prison.

Judge James Hudson is scheduled to announce Jouett's sentencing at 2 p.