The suspect in Tuesday’s shooting spree near Los Angeles faces a possible death sentence for charges that include hate crimes. The allegations leveled Thursday against Buford O’Neal Furrow include one count of murder for the death of a U.S. postal carrier, a Filipino American, and five counts of attempted murder for shootings at a Jewish community center near Los Angeles. The center in Granada Hills, Calif., is expected to reopen Monday.
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