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Teenager: 'Brought closer to God' by sniper shooting
cnn ^ | 10-29-03

Posted on 10/29/2003 5:05:52 PM PST by wheelgunguru

Edited on 04/29/2004 2:03:19 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (CNN) -- A 14-year-old Maryland boy who was shot and nearly killed by a sniper last fall told a packed courtroom Wednesday that the terrifying experience "brought me closer to God."

Iran Brown, who was 13 when he was gunned down in front of the Benjamin Tasker Middle School in Bowie, testified in the murder trial of John Allen Muhammad, who police and prosecutors say was one of two men responsible for sniper attacks in the Washington, D.C., area last October.


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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: iranbrown; johnallenmuhammad; muhammadtrial

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