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$50 million bail for Jewish center shooter
 A $50 million bail was set for the man accused of killing one woman and wounding five others at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle. Naveed Afzal Haq, 30, whispered to his attorney occassionally during Saturday's bail hearing before Seattle District Court Judge Barbara Linde, the Seattle Times reported Sunday. King County Prosecutor spokesman Dan Donohoe said attorneys would meet this week to decide whether the shootings, classified by investigators as a "hate crime," would fall under capital or state charges. If the case becomes capital, Haq could face the death penalty if convicted. Pam Waechter, 58, of Seattle was in the Friday afternoon shootings. Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske described pandemonium during the shooting, with people jumping out of second-floor windows, hiding in closets and diving beneath desks as the gunman fired randomly at workers. Haq allegedly chose his target after conducting a random Internet search for Jewish organizations, Kerlikowske said. Posted by: Fred 2006-08-01 |
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