Following a June 16 Superior Court ruling, which upheld Allison Lamont Norman's 2007 murder conviction but overturned his death sentence, Delaware justice department officials said they will not pursue the death penalty again.

Norman's sentence, for the 2005 shooting rampage which left two people dead and four wounded, will likely be life without the possibility of parole, authorities said.

"We have decided that we are not going to force those families and the many other victims to relive the events of the defendant’s criminal rampage.  Therefore, we will not be retrying the penalty phase hearing," Delaware Department of Justice officials said in a June 30 press release.