John Allen Muhammad

John Allen Muhammad
Background information
Birth name	John Allen Williams
Also known as	Beltway Sniper
Born	(1960-12-31)December 31, 1960 New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Died	November 10, 2009(2009-11-10) (aged 48) Jarratt, Virginia, US
Penalty	Death (on death row since March 9, 2004; executed: November 10, 2009
Killings
Span of killings	September 5, 2002–October 23, 2002
Country	United States
State(s)	Alabama, Arizona, California, Louisiana, Maryland, Texas, Virginia
Killed	16
Injured	4
Date apprehended	October 24, 2002

John Allen Muhammad (December 31, 1960 – November 10, 2009) was a convicted American spree killer responsible for ten deaths in the Washington, D.C. area in 2002. He and Lee Boyd Malvo went on a murder spree, killing ten people by shooting them from a distance inside Muhammad's car. The last murders were done outside while hiding from view. Muhammad confessed to having committed seven more murders, making a total of 17 victims.

Muhammad was later sentenced to death by lethal injection and Malvo was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Muhammad was executed by lethal injection in November 10, 2009 in the state of Virginia.

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