Jury convicts Vermont man of attempted murder in shooting of 3 Palestinian students
A jury on Monday convicted a Vermont man of attempted murder in the shootings of three Palestinian college students who were walking near his home, rejecting an insanity defense rooted in his claims that he was acting on orders from the CIA and Mossad.
A Vermont man has been convicted of attempted murder for shooting three Palestinian college students who were walking near his home. The jury rejected the defendant's insanity defense, which claimed he was acting on orders from the CIA and Mossad.
The defendant had argued that he was not responsible for his actions due to his claimed connections to the intelligence agencies. However, the jury found this defense unconvincing and convicted him of attempted murder.
The incident involved three Palestinian college students who were shot while walking near the defendant's home. The details of the incident and the defendant's motivations, beyond his claims of CIA and Mossad involvement, are not specified in the reports.
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