The three attackers pleaded guilty to felony aggravated assault. Isaac Smith was sentenced to three weekends in county jail and two years' probation, and was ordered to pay an unspecified amount of restitution to Rodney Smith.
It was not known if Rodney Smith had a lawyer yet. There was no immediate response to a request for an interview made through the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.
Rodney Smith's parents and three other people were arrested at the home on charges of interfering with an investigation and failure to obey a police officer after they crossed police tape and demanded to go back inside, Gonzales said.
College spokesman Robert Pryce said the school was in lockdown for about an hour because of Thursday's shootings, and as many as 300 people were on campus at the time.
"The safety of our students and staff is our highest priority and all appropriate measures are being taken to ensure the safety of our campus," college President Ken Atwater said in a statement. The statement did not elaborate.
Classes were canceled Thursday, and students could be seen leaving the campus calmly about 90 minutes after the shooting. The college was closed Friday as it typically is during the summer.
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