Man who killed 3 people outside Des Moines sports bar sentenced to life in prison

Joshua Puloka shot and killed three people and injured two others outside La Familia Sports Pub and Lounge in 2021.

DES MOINES, Wash. — The man convicted last month in a 2021 triple homicide outside a sports pub in Des Moines was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday, June 21.

A King County Superior Court jury convicted Joshua Puloka, 46, on eight felony charges on May 3. He received life in prison without parole, as this is his third strike, according to the prosecutor’s office.

Puloka was found guilty of one count of first-degree murder, two counts of

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