They killed black people but John Allen Muhammad's plan said they were targetting white people in at least one phase:
Part of his testimony concerned Muhammad's complete multiphase plan.
His plan consisted of three phases in the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore metro areas. Phase One consisted of meticulously planning, mapping, and practicing their locations around the DC area. This way after each shooting they would be able to quickly leave the area on a predetermined path, and move on to the next location.
Muhammad's goal in Phase One was to kill 6 white people a day for 30 days (180 per month). Malvo described how Phase One did not go as planned due to heavy traffic and the lack of a clear shot and/or getaway routes at different locations.
Phase Two was meant to be undertaken in Baltimore. Malvo described how this phase was close to being implemented, but never was carried out
. Phase Two would begin with the killing of a pregnant woman with a shot to the abdomen. The next step would have been to shoot and kill a Baltimore City police officer. Then, at the officer's funeral, they were to detonate several improvised explosive devices complete with shrapnel. These explosives were intended to kill a large number of officers attending the funeral.
Phase Three was to take place very shortly after, if not during, Phase Two.
It was to extort several million dollars from the United States government. This money would be used to finance a larger plan to travel north into Canada, stopping enroute at YMCAs and orphanages recruiting other impressionable young boys with no parents or guidance. Muhammad thought he could act as their father figure as he did with Lee Boyd Malvo. Once he recruited a large number of young boys and had arrived in Canada, he would begin their training. Malvo described how Muhammad allegedly intended to train the youths with weapons. After their training was complete, Muhammad would send them out across the United States to carry out mass shootings in many different cities, just as he had done in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore.
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