Thursday, October 24, 2002

Man sought in sniper case

US authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a man wanted for questioning in connection with the sniper attacks which have killed 10 people in the Washington DC area....Police said they were looking for John Allen Mohammed, also known as John Allen Williams, and his stepson - both said to be armed and dangerous.

Related articles:
Police Look for Former Soldier for Questioning in Sniper Case
Moose said police wanted to question John Allen Muhammad, a former Army soldier once known as John Allen Williams, who had been linked to the case in a telephone communication last week from a man who police believe is the sniper

Sniper Investigators Issue Arrest Warrant
Television networks reported that Muhammad was traveling with his stepson, a 17-year-old Jamaican national, and said police were looking for a 1990 Chevrolet Caprice automobile with the New Jersey license plate NDA 21Z.

Task force agents seek traces of ammunition in Tacoma, Wash., yard as domestic terror angle is pursued. He may have information in case
He may also have had a connection to Ft. Lewis, an Army base near Tacoma, Wash., that provides sniper training for military marksmen....Lt. Col. Stephen Barger, a Ft. Lewis spokesman, said that the base has been asked by the FBI for assistance and "we are cooperating in any way we can." ... Just hours earlier, FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents searched for traces of ammunition in the backyard of a house in Tacoma as part of the murder probe across the country in the Washington, D.C

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