Arrest "Washington Snipers"

Vladimir Morozov , New York: in the suburbs of Washington, two people suspected of a series of murders were arrested, who from October 2 for three weeks in a row terrorized the population of the region. 10 killed and 3 people were seriously injured. The arrest was carried out at night from Wednesday to Thursday after the truck driver, accidentally passing near the parking lot, noticed a passenger car there - the blue "Chevrolet Caprice", which was seen next to one of the crime sites some time ago. John Muhammad and John Malvo were in the car. The first is 41 years old, until recently in Islam, he bore the surname Williams. Muhammad -Vielms is a veteran of a war in the Persian Gulf, who at one time received an icon of an excellent shooter. The second, John Malvo is 17 years old. During frequent traveling around the country, they seemed to be familiar as a father and son or father and stepson.

A rifle with an optical sight and a special support that are used by snipers was found in the arrested car. In the spacious trunk "Chevrolet" a hole has been made that allow you to shoot through it. The suspects calmly slept in a car near the city of Mayersil, Merilland. On Tuesday, this area was cordoned off and thoroughly combed by the police after the last murder committed by snipers.

Says a resident of Creg Bretley:

Creg Bretley: Today everyone feels much better. And then we were afraid to lead the child to the doctor, once again we did not go to the store, we sat at home locked up. Thank God, the police worked well.

Vladimir Morozov: Many businessmen of the district also sighed with relief, who in three weeks lost almost half of their buyers. On Wednesday, the Washington Post newspaper conducted a public opinion survey. When asked what is the main threat to their life, 44 percent of the respondents answered - a sniper and only 29 percent remembered the pro, so to speak, ordinary terrorists. “The police should still be on the alert. Perhaps these snipers are part of the criminal group. I work as a security guard at school. And I still don’t feel safe. I still meet and see children from school to bus,” says Brook, a guard of the Brook school.

The police are investigating a version according to which John Malvo could be an accomplice in the murder of the seller of the wine store in the city of Montgomery, Alabama, which occurred on September 21 of this year. On Friday, in the court of the city of Baltimore, Merilland, the arrested should be officially charged.

Prior to this, the arrested is supposed to be called suspects. At a press conference on Thursday evening, a representative of the control department of firearms, Michael Bogoikard, said that, in accordance with a ballistic examination, the rifle seized during the arrest is the weapon with which most of the 10 murders were committed. In addition, the account of the suspects has three seriously wounded.