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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Michael R. Sisak and Amanda Swinhart

Vermont man convicted of attempted murder in shooting of 3 Palestinian students

Jason Eaton appears in court during his trial in Burlington, Vt., Monday, Sept. 14, 2026 - (Glenn Russell/VTDigger via AP)

A Vermont man has been convicted of attempted murder in the shootings of three Palestinian college students who were walking near his home.

Jason Eaton now faces up to life in prison after a jury rejected his insanity defense rooted in his claims that he was acting on orders from U.S. and Israeli intelligence agencies when he carried out the attack in Burlington in November 2023. It paralyzed Hisham Awartani from the waist down and wounded his friends, Tahseen Aliahmad and Kinnan Abdalhamid.

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