D.C Sniper Attacks
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Between February and October 2002, random shootings occurred in Washington D.C. , Virginia, Maryland, Washington, Alabama, and Louisiana. Many victims were shot at gas stations and in large parking lots of stores. Fear spread through communities and the shootings were at random. Many witnesses claimed they saw a white box truck speeding away from the crime scenes, which then got out to the media. Of course, this information caused suspicion of anyone with a white van or truck. As many law enforcement agencies (both local and federal) investigated the shootings, they notice that some of the evidence was the same. It was determined that two men were responsible, John Allen Muhammad, 41, and Lee Boyd Malvo, 17. Authorities closed in on them, after a man spotted two men sleeping in a 1990s dark blue Chevy Caprice. The two men were arrested and eventually tried for their crimes. In total 17 people died and 10 were wounded as a result of these attaks 65
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