911 Call Played In Jewish Federation Shooting Trial
Posted: 5:34 am PDT April 14, 2008Updated: 5:37 pm PDT April 14, 2008
SEATTLE -- Prosecutors opened their case against a man accused of opening fire on a Jewish Federation office by playing a tape of the gunman who called 911 as he held a pregnant woman hostage at gunpoint."I have this gun pointed at her head," said the man, who identified himself as Naveed Haq. Haq told the person handling the call that "I just want to get us out of Iraq," and that he was upset by U.S. policies that left Muslims "repressed."Haq, 32, has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in the shooting rampage that killed one woman and injured five other women at the downtown office of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle on July 28, 2006.In her opening statement Monday, King County Deputy Prosecutor Erin Ehlert told jurors that Haq carefully planned the attack, making four trips to gun shops and using the Internet to map the route from the Tri-Cities to Seattle.Haq is charged with murder, attempted murder and other crimes.Haq railed against the Iraq war and Israel during the call, telling a woman on the other end of the line that "Muslims are very upset about you sending bombs to Israel. And that we're very upset that you stay in Iraq, and that you follow foreign policies where we are repressed."Last week, a judge threw out a videotaped police interview with Haq because detectives ignored his repeated requests to talk to a lawyer.If convicted, Haq faces life in prison.
Previous Stories:
- April 1, 2008: Much Of Man's Interview In Jewish Center Shooting Ruled Inadmissible
- August 2, 2006: Charges Filed In 'Heinous, Tragic Hate Crime'
- July 28, 2006: 1 Dead, 5 Wounded In Shooting Rampage At Jewish Center
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