Sentencing for New Jersey College Party Shooter

A New Jersey man convicted of killing one student and wounding four others at an off-campus party near Seton Hall University faces sentencing.

Nicholas Welch on Friday could receive life in prison for the 2010 shooting that killed 19-year-old sophomore honors student Jessica Moore of Disputanta, Virginia.

Welch was convicted of murder and attempted murder charges. He was acquitted of hindering his apprehension.

Prosecutors have said Welch brawled with the party hosts after they wouldn't let him in. They said he then went to a nearby friend's home and got the gun he used in the shooting.

Seton Hall is a well-regarded Roman Catholic university with a gated campus in South Orange.

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