LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

A man who killed his co-worker outside a food service plant in Shepherdsville has been sentenced.

Corey Rowland opened fire in the parking lot of Gordon Food Services in February 2023.

He told police he waited for Charles "Chuck" Puckett Jr. to leave work, then shot him 17 times. A medical examiner said Puckett had 25 entry/exit wounds.

Rowland also shot another co-worker "just because he was friends with Chuck."

Puckett, 24, died, and the other co-worker survived.

Rowland recently made a plea agreement, pleading guilty but mentally ill to murder and assault charges.

On Tuesday, he was sentenced to 32 years behind bars as part of that agreement.

There were several speakers during his sentencing, both in court and after the hearing, including Rowland himself, who a

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