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Jason Eaton Trial Begins in Burlington After Delays Over Insanity Defense
A 12-member jury will hear evidence after repeated delays as prosecutors and defense lawyers sought experts for Eaton’s insanity defense.
- On Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, the attempted murder trial of Jason Eaton, 51, began in Burlington, Vermont, where he faces three counts of second-degree attempted murder for shooting three college students in November 2023.
- Victims Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid, and Tahseen Ali Ahmad were walking in Burlington on Nov. 25, 2023, when Eaton allegedly confronted them; two wore traditional Palestinian keffiyehs while speaking English and Arabic.
- Testifying from a wheelchair Monday, Awartani described how Eaton approached and fired without speaking; Aliahmad and Abdalhamid corroborated the account, with Awartani paralyzed from the waist down in the shooting.
- Defense attorney Joshua O'Hara argued Eaton suffered from a delusional, psychotic disorder after losing his job two weeks before the shooting, while Prosecutor Sally Adams countered that evidence will show he intended to kill.
- If convicted, Eaton faces up to life in prison; if found not guilty by reason of insanity, he could be ordered to undergo mental health treatment instead of serving a criminal sentence.
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AlKhaleej TodayAmerican on trial claims CIA and Mossad told him to shoot 3 Palestinian students
Nearly three years after three Palestinian students were shot in downtown Burlington over the Thanksgiving holiday, the trial has begun for Jason Eaton, the man accused of the unprovoked shootings.
·Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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