Lawyers Argue Over Death Penalty for Bike Path Attacker as Trial Nears Its End
On Wednesday, a jury will start considering whether Sayfullo Saipov should be spared execution for killing eight people on Halloween 2017.
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On Wednesday, a jury will start considering whether Sayfullo Saipov should be spared execution for killing eight people on Halloween 2017.
Sayfullo Saipov was convicted of fatally mowing down eight people in a 2017 bike-path rampage in New York. Will 12 jurors vote to execute him?
Sayfullo Saipov could face the death penalty in the federal case. He said he was inspired to carry out the attack by Islamic State videos.
In closing arguments, the two sides dueled over why Sayfullo Saipov, an Uzbek immigrant, drove a truck onto a Manhattan bike path and killed 8 in 2017.
Sayfullo Saipov may face the death penalty for a fatal truck rampage that his lawyer did not dispute. His federal court case may last for months.