Sayfullo Saipov was convicted for the 2017 New York City truck attack and now awaits a decision on whether he lives or dies
Saipov’s rampage concluded only when he smashed into the side of a schoolbus. He then bounded out of the “smoking ruin” that remained of his truck and screamed “Allahu Akbar”, a phrase often invoked by members of theHe toted two guns – which turned out to be fakes – and aimed them at a police officer who had rushed to the grisly scene. The officer fired his gun at Saipov, who was struck and fell to the ground.
Prosecutors have contended that Saipov “killed to become a member of ISIS and he did it right here in New York”. Saipov’s defense contends that he might have been inspired by IS, but did not want to become a member, in an effort to argue that he’s not guilty of the capital counts within his lengthy indictment.and now the trial will move into the death penalty phase, and jurors will decide whether to hand down this punishment.
Saipov’s father and uncle traveled to the US when he was a teenager. They worked in construction and returned to Uzbekistan when Saipov was 21. While the chronology of Saipov’s life in the US seemed like that of so many other immigrants who toil for hours in grueling jobs, his line of work and resulting lifestyle fostered susceptibility to extremism, Patton argued.
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