(2003-11-17) — John Allen Muhammad, convicted today of murder in the 2002 D.C.-area shooting spree, will receive the death penalty “to be administered by a firing squad at some unspecified time in the future.”
After sentencing, Mr. Muhammad was released from custody, given a car, $20 in cash and instructions to stop at a local gas station on his way home.
The four-man firing squad carrying high-powered rifles left the courthouse shortly after Mr. Muhammad and appeared to be following his car.
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Guilty D.C. Sniper Gets Unusual Death Sentence
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1 Spacecraft // Nov 18, 2003 at 3:03 pm
Sniper Sentence
This seems about right….
2 Anger Management // Nov 19, 2003 at 9:28 am
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