Ali Muhammad Brown

Ali Muhammad Brown is the prime suspect in a 2014 murder spree. Police believe, and Brown has confessed to killing Ahmed Said, Dwone Anderson-Young, and Leroy Henderson in Seattle and 19-year-old college student Brendan Tevlin in West Orange, New Jersey, between April and June 2014. Brown was previously convicted of bank fraud believed to be in support of terrorists in Somalia, and "communication with a minor for immoral purposes".[1]

After his arrest, Brown told investigators that he is guided strictly by his faith, and that the killings were "just" because they were in retaliation for actions by the U.S. government in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan.[2]

Motive

Brown claims to be a Muslim and jihadi who believed his actions were "just kills", or justified shootings, of adult males in retaliation for actions by the U.S. government in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. As he stated to authorities: "All those lives are taken every single day by America, by this government. So a life for a life."[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Clarridge, Christine (August 21, 2014). "Defendant calls four slayings justified, charging papers say". Seattle Times. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  2. ↑ Fantz, Ashley; Brown, Pamela; Cooper, Aaron (September 16, 2014). "Police: Seattle man's hatred of U.S. foreign policy motivated killings". CNN. Retrieved April 29, 2015.