Alleged Shooter Wants to Plead Guilty, Court Told
A man accused of killing a woman and wounding five other people in a shooting rampage at Seattle’s Jewish Federation offices wants to plead guilty, his attorney told a judge.
The judge delayed arraignment of Naveed Afzal Haq, 30, until Tuesday so his lawyer could determine whether Haq is competent to enter the plea.
Haq, an American-born son of Pakistani immigrants, is accused of forcing his way into the charity’s offices and opening fire July 28 out of anger over the war in Iraq and U.S. support of Israel. Pamela Waechter, director of the Jewish charity’s annual fundraising campaign, was killed.
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