Buffalo Clinic Shooter Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole

(KNSI) — The man accused of shooting up a health clinic in Buffalo has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Gregory Ulrich was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder on June 2nd for killing medical assistant Lindsay Overbay and four counts of attempted first-degree premeditated murder for seriously injuring four others at the Allina Crossroads Clinic on February 9th, 2021.

He was also convicted on one count of second-degree murder while committing a felony, three counts of first-degree assault, one count of second-degree assault, and one count of discharging an explosive device.

Under Minnesota law, Ulrich faced mandatory life in prison for the most serious charge of first-degree murder. He also received 18 years each for the attempted murder charges.

During the trial, Ulrich took the stand in his own defense and was the only witness called before the defense rested its case.

Against the advice of his attorneys, who were trying to dispel the accusation that this was premeditated, Ulrich explained how he had suffered back pain for almost 40 years, stemming from a workplace accident in 1977. He was reportedly upset that he had been cut off from pain medication and had made a video in December of 2020 saying he should get a pistol and shoot as many nurses as possible. He said he didn’t intend to kill anyone. He did intend to shoot people in the buttocks so they would “understand what pain is like down there.” After he shot the first victim, he said, “I lost control.”

Ulrich also admitted to making four pipe bombs and buying the gun used in the shooting.

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