BATON ROUGE, La. - Friends and relatives of executed D.C. sniper John Allen Muhammad have gathered in Louisiana for his funeral. Muhammad was put to death last week in Virginia for killing Dean Harold Meyers at a gas station during an October 2002 shooting spree.

Friends and relatives of executed D.C. sniper John Allen Muhammad have gathered in Louisiana for his funeral.

I'm no big fan of capital punishment, but it's hard to argue that John Allen Muhammad didn't deserve to die last week. Much more than most murders, his were particularly meaningless.

WASHINGTON (NNPA) - It was a quiet and somber event. So still, Dena Potter, Associated Press reporter and media witness, told the AFRO, that the sound of a stomach growling among the witnesses was clearly heard.

I’m no big fan of capital punishment, but it’s hard to argue that John Allen Muhammad didn’t deserve to die last week. Much more than most murders, his were particularly meaningless. And they were thoroughly public: for three weeks in 2002 some citizens in the Washington metropolitan area were paralyzed with fear, and nearly all were seriously uneasy during any public activity that could expose ...

SAN ANGELO, Texas —I’m no big fan of capital punishment, but it’s hard to argue that John Allen Muhammad didn’t deserve to die last week.Much more than most murders, his were particularly meaningless. And they were thoroughly public: For three weeks in 2002 some citizens in the Washington metropolitan area were paralyzed with fear, and nearly all were seriously uneasy during any public activity ...

FILE -This recent but undated photo from the Virginia Department of Corrections shows convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad.

Friends and relatives of executed Washington, D.C., sniper John Allen Muhammad gathered in his hometown today for his funeral. Muhammad was put to death last week in Virginia for killing Dean Harold Meyers at a gas station during an October 2002 shooting rampage. It left 10 people dead and terrorized Maryland, Virginia and Washington over a three-week period.

Death penalty opponents said the execution of John Allen Muhammad may have been cheered by parts of the community, but still does not justify executions.

BATON ROUGE, La (AP) — Friends and relatives of D C sniper John Allen Muhammad have gathered in Louisiana for the gunman’s funeral