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| US museum suspect 'to be charged' | US museum suspect 'to be charged' |
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| An 88-year-old man suspected of killing a guard at Washington DC's Holocaust museum is to be charged with murder, Mayor Adrian Fenty has said. | |
| The alleged gunman, James von Brunn, is in critical condition in hospital after he was shot by police officers at the museum, which remains closed. | The alleged gunman, James von Brunn, is in critical condition in hospital after he was shot by police officers at the museum, which remains closed. |
| American media reports say the man is a white supremacist who has served time in prison for violent offences. | American media reports say the man is a white supremacist who has served time in prison for violent offences. |
| Mayor Fenty said the capital was still an "open and safe" place for tourists. | Mayor Fenty said the capital was still an "open and safe" place for tourists. |
| Speaking at a news conference outside the museum, he said the quick response by police to apprehend von Brunn "literally saved the lives of countless people," the AP news agency reported. | Speaking at a news conference outside the museum, he said the quick response by police to apprehend von Brunn "literally saved the lives of countless people," the AP news agency reported. |
| 'Lone attack' | |
| US President Barack Obama earlier said he was "shocked and saddened" by the incident. | US President Barack Obama earlier said he was "shocked and saddened" by the incident. |
| The dead security guard was named as Stephen Tyrone Johns, who had worked at the museum for six years. | |
| The museum was crowded with schoolchildren and tourists at the time of the attack, but all escaped injury. | |
| Law enforcement officials have said the gunman appeared to have acted alone. They are investigating the shooting as a possible hate crime or a case of domestic terrorism. | |
| Correspondents say Von Brunn has long been tied to extremist groups and served a prison sentence for taking a sawn-off shotgun, revolver and knife into Washington's Federal Reserve in 1981, when the board was meeting. |