Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Bluefield, West Virginia

FBI analyst ninth victim in Washington sniper case

The ninth victim, an FBI terrorism analyst, was shot in the head outside a Home Depot in Falls Church as the Washington area sniper spree continued. Police described vehicle sightings including a light Chevrolet Astro van with a burned-out tail light and a dark-skinned man in a white van. Authorities voiced cautious optimism that new witness information will lead to an arrest while denying motive tied to the victim’s work.