Jury indicts alleged shooter

Los Angeles Times

A federal grand jury indicted confessed gunman Buford O. Furrow Jr. on two capital charges Thursday, giving U.S. prosecutors the first opportunity to try the man accused of wounding five in an Aug. 10 attack on the North Valley Jewish Community Center in Los Angeles and then killing postal worker Joseph Ileto.

The action means Los Angeles County District Attorney Gil Garcetti will have to wait for U.S. Attorney Alejandro N. Mayorkas to finish his case before prosecuting Furrow for the attempted murder of five, including three children, and related lesser charges.

The federal grand jury indicted Furrow not only for the murder of a letter carrier "in the performance of his official duties" but also for using a firearm to commit the murder of Ileto as he delivered mail.

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