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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Charles Moose, the erstwhile Montgomery County Police Chief who pb the monolithic probe into the Beltway Sniper attacks that terrorized the Washington, D.C. portion successful 2002, died Thursday, the section announced.
The 68-year-old died astatine his home, his woman told the department. Moose served Montgomery County from 1999 to 2003.
“We are highly saddened by the quality announcing the passing of erstwhile Chief Charles Moose,” said Chief Marcus Jones. “He was a large person and led our section done the DC Sniper investigation, 1 of the astir hard transgression sprees successful our country’s history. We nonstop condolences to his woman Sandy and each of his household and friends.”
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Lee Boyd Malvo, who was 19, and his mentor John Allen Muhammad, who was 41, changeable radical arsenic they pumped gas, loaded packages into their cars and went astir their mundane concern successful the Washington, D.C. portion during a three-week play successful 2002.
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On Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2002, 4 radical were changeable and killed successful Montgomery County astatine the commencement of the shooting spree. Muhammad and Malvo’s past unfortunate was a autobus operator successful Aspen Hill connected Oct. 22, according to an FBI record.
Moose pb the probe successful collaboration with the FBI and aggregate different instrumentality enforcement agencies. The snipers were arrested astatine a remainder halt successful Maryland connected Oct. 24.
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