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| US sniper admits Tucson killing | US sniper admits Tucson killing |
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| US sniper Lee Boyd Malvo has admitted carrying out a killing in the city of Tucson prior to the 2002 spate of shootings around Washington DC. | US sniper Lee Boyd Malvo has admitted carrying out a killing in the city of Tucson prior to the 2002 spate of shootings around Washington DC. |
| Police said Malvo, after being granted immunity from prosecution during questioning in the state of Maryland, admitted the killing in 2002. | Police said Malvo, after being granted immunity from prosecution during questioning in the state of Maryland, admitted the killing in 2002. |
| Malvo, who was a teenager at the time, said he and the second sniper, John Allen Muhammad, shot a 60-year-old man. | Malvo, who was a teenager at the time, said he and the second sniper, John Allen Muhammad, shot a 60-year-old man. |
| Malvo was sentenced to life in jail for some of the Maryland shootings. | Malvo was sentenced to life in jail for some of the Maryland shootings. |
| He is facing a further sentence in November for more of the killings. | He is facing a further sentence in November for more of the killings. |
| Ten killed | Ten killed |
| Muhammad, 45, who the authorities considered the mastermind of the sniper attacks, already faces the death penalty for a conviction in neighbouring Virginia. | Muhammad, 45, who the authorities considered the mastermind of the sniper attacks, already faces the death penalty for a conviction in neighbouring Virginia. |
| Ten people died and three were wounded in Muhammad's killing spree in the Washington area in October 2002. | Ten people died and three were wounded in Muhammad's killing spree in the Washington area in October 2002. |
| Muhammad, who acted as his own lawyer during the latest trial, had argued he was framed. | Muhammad, who acted as his own lawyer during the latest trial, had argued he was framed. |
| The pair are suspected of carrying out shootings in other states. | The pair are suspected of carrying out shootings in other states. |
| Prosecutors introduced DNA and ballistics evidence to link the two to the shootings which took place over three weeks in late 2002, terrifying people in and around the US capital. | Prosecutors introduced DNA and ballistics evidence to link the two to the shootings which took place over three weeks in late 2002, terrifying people in and around the US capital. |
| Muhammad and Malvo's Maryland victims were James Martin, 55 - the first Washington-area victim - James "Sonny" Buchanan, 39; Lori Ann Lewis-Rivera, 25; Premkumar Walekar, 54; Sarah Ramos, 34; and Conrad E Johnson, 35. | Muhammad and Malvo's Maryland victims were James Martin, 55 - the first Washington-area victim - James "Sonny" Buchanan, 39; Lori Ann Lewis-Rivera, 25; Premkumar Walekar, 54; Sarah Ramos, 34; and Conrad E Johnson, 35. |
| Police as far away as Washington state and the Caribbean island of Antigua have said Muhammad may be linked to shootings in their jurisdictions. | Police as far away as Washington state and the Caribbean island of Antigua have said Muhammad may be linked to shootings in their jurisdictions. |
| He and Malvo could still face prosecution in connection with shootings in Alabama and Louisiana. | He and Malvo could still face prosecution in connection with shootings in Alabama and Louisiana. |