John Allen Muhammad

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.^[1] He and Lee Boyd Malvo went on a murder spree, killing ten people by shooting them from a distance inside Muhammad's car.^[1] The last murders were done outside while hiding from view. Muhammad confessed to having committed seven more murders, making a total of 17 victims.

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)[1] 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 [1]

Muhammad was later sentenced to death by lethal injection and Malvo was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.^[1] Muhammad was executed by lethal injection in November 10, 2009 in the state of Virginia.^[1]