Jury convicts Vermont man of attempted murder in shooting of 3 Palestinian students
Also reported by Guardian World, Al Jazeera, BBC US
Summary
A Vermont man named Jason Eaton was found guilty of trying to kill three Palestinian college students in a shooting near the University of Vermont in November 2023. Eaton claimed he was ordered to shoot by the CIA and Mossad, but the jury did not accept his insanity defense. The victims were hurt, with one paralyzed from the waist down.Key Facts
- Jason Eaton, 51, was convicted of attempted murder for shooting three Palestinian students near his home in Burlington, Vermont.
- The shooting occurred in November 2023, shortly after Thanksgiving.
- The victims were Hisham Awartani, Tahseen Aliahmad, and Kinnan Abdalhamid, all around 20 years old at the time.
- Awartani was paralyzed in the shooting and now uses a wheelchair.
- Eaton claimed he heard orders from the CIA and Mossad through FM radio telling him to shoot.
- Eaton’s lawyers argued he was suffering from a mental illness and was not guilty by reason of insanity.
- No hate crime charges were filed despite calls for investigation because it was unclear if the attack was motivated by hatred or mental illness.
- Eaton faces up to life in prison and is jailed pending sentencing.
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