No death penalty for accused shooter, victims say

Tuesday, September 12, 2006
No death penalty for accused shooter, victims say
By JOHN IWASAKI, Seattle P-I REPORTER

The man accused of firing bullets into six women during the fatal shooting at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle offices should not receive the death penalty, two of his recovering victims said Tuesday.

"Killing him is not really an appropriate punishment," said Layla Bush, who favors life imprisonment for the suspect, who allegedly shot her in the abdomen and shoulder on July28.

Bush's colleague, Pamela Waechter, was killed in the rampage, which also wounded four other women.

"Killing him would be a shame," Bush said. "I think it would be too easy for him."

Carol Goldman, another victim who spoke during a news conference Tuesday at Harborview Medical Center, echoed Bush's sentiments about Naveed Haq, the accused shooter. "I keep thinking, death would be too easy for him," said Goldman, who was shot in the knee. She said she prefers that he "sit and focus on what he's done in his life... I'll be fine with what the prosecutors decide."

King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng is expected to decide in the coming months whether to seek the death penalty for Haq.

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