sniper attacks (also known as the Beltway sniper attacks) were a series of coordinated shootings that occurred during three weeks in October 2002 throughout the Washington metropolitan area, consisting of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia, and preliminary shootings, that consisted of murders and robberies in several states, and lasted for six months starting in February 2002. 17 (10 in sniper attacks, 7 in preliminary shootings)ġ0 (3 in sniper attacks, 7 in preliminary shootings)
