Beltway sniper attacks
The Beltway Sniper attacks were a series of sniper attacks on civilians over three weeks in October 2002 in the Mid-Atlantic United States. The shootings all took place in the Maryland and Virginia area, mainly in and around Washington, D.C. The shootings were carried out by American John Allen Muhammad (1960-2009) and Jamaican Lee Boyd Malvo (born 1985).
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A hole was cut at the rear of the blue 1990 Chevrolet Caprice driven by Muhammad and Malvo, as a firing port to be used during their attacks. This allowed them to remain hidden and escape the scene following their attacks.
The stolen Bushmaster XM-15 rifle used by Muhammad and Malvo during their attacks. It was fitted with a Bushnell holographic weapon sight, a bipod, and a 20-round magazine at the time of their capture.
Charles Moose, Chief of the Montgomery County Department of Police
John Allen Muhammad during his time in the military
The rest area in which Muhammad and Malvo were captured; the blue 1990 Chevrolet Caprice driven by them is at the upper left with its doors open.
A second aerial view of the rest stop.
The blue 1990 Chevrolet Caprice driven by Muhammad and Malvo, at the rest area where they were captured. Glass shards on the ground are a result of the shattering of the car's windows during the arrest.
Iran Brown, survivor of the snipers' shooting at Benjamin Tasker Middle School, with First Lady Laura Bush in December 2002.
Brookside Gardens' Reflection Terrace was built in fall 2004 in memory of the sniper victims
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