Editing D.C. sniper attacks (section)

==== Execution of Muhammad ====

On September 16, 2009, the circuit court judge Mary Grace O'Brien set an execution date by [[lethal injection]] of November{{nbsp}}10, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/16/AR2009091601043.html|title=November Execution Date Set for Muhammad|date=September 17, 2009|access-date=December 2, 2012|newspaper=The Washington Post|author=Markon, Jerry|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110225719/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/16/AR2009091601043.html|archive-date=November 10, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> His attorneys petitioned the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] to stay his execution, but it was denied.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/09/AR2009110903055.html?hpid=topnews |title=Supreme Court rejects sniper's appeal |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=November 10, 2009 |access-date=June 14, 2012 |first1=Josh |last1=White |first2=Robert |last2=Barnes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111205116/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/09/AR2009110903055.html?hpid=topnews |archive-date=November 11, 2012 |url-status=live  }}</ref> They also requested clemency from [[Governor of Virginia|Virginia Governor]] [[Tim Kaine]], but this was denied as well.<ref name=Johnson>{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Kevin|title=D.C. sniper executed in Virginia|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-11-10-sniper_N.htm|access-date=June 10, 2012|newspaper=USA Today|date=November 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120613183655/http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-11-10-sniper_N.htm|archive-date=June 13, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

Muhammad was executed by [[lethal injection]] at the [[Greensville Correctional Center]] near [[Jarratt, Virginia]], on November 10, 2009.<ref name="calvert execution" /> The execution procedure began at 9:06&nbsp;p.m. EST; Muhammad was pronounced dead five minutes later. It was reported that when asked if he had any last words, Muhammad made no reply. Twenty-seven people, including victims' family members, witnessed his execution.<ref>
Potter,
 Deena. (November 11, 2009) [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/washington-sniper-john-allen-muhammad-executed-1818427.html "Washington sniper John Allen Muhammad executed"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119124758/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/washington-sniper-john-allen-muhammad-executed-1818427.html |date=January 19, 2018 }}. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=25&sid=1763813 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091208080838/http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=25&sid=1763813 |archive-date=December 8, 2009 |url-status=dead |title=Silent DC sniper mastermind Muhammad executed |publisher=WTOP news|agency=AP |author=Dena Potter |date=November 11, 2009}}</ref>