DC Sniper John Allen Muhammad Has Been Executed

Jarratt, Virginia (CNN) — Washington-area sniper John Allen Muhammad was executed Tuesday by lethal injection, a Virginia prisons spokesman said. He was declared dead at 9:11 p.m., said Larry Traylor, director of communications for the Virginia Department of Corrections. “There were no complications; Mr. Mohammad was asked if he wished to make a last statement,” he told reporters. “He did not acknowledge this or make a last statement whatsoever.” Mohammad, 48, said nothing from the time he entered the death chamber accompanied by guards, Traylor said. Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine denied a last-minute clemency request Tuesday for Muhammad, the mastermind … Continue reading DC Sniper John Allen Muhammad Has Been Executed

DC Sniper John Muhammad Scheduled for Execution Today

Unless Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine steps in, sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad will be executed today for the attacks that terrorized the people here in the Washington DC metro region for three weeks in 2002. Muhammad is set to die by injection at Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt. His attorneys have asked Kaine to commute his sentence to life in prison because they say he is mentally ill. The U.S. Supreme Court turned down Muhammad’s final appeal Monday. For the families of those killed, the day is a long time coming. Cheryll Witz is one of several victims’ relatives who … Continue reading DC Sniper John Muhammad Scheduled for Execution Today