Washington teen sniper gets life sentence

Teenage sniper Lee Boyd Malvo (18) was jailed for life without parole today for his role in the Washington area killing spree…

Teenage sniper Lee Boyd Malvo (18) was jailed for life without parole today for his role in the Washington area killing spree that killed 10 people.

Jamaican-born Malvo was sentenced a day after his accomplice, John Allen Muhammad, was given the death penalty.

Judge Jane Marum Roush imposed the sentence on Malvo during a brief hearing in Chesapeake, Virginia.

Malvo was convicted of murdering FBI analyst Linda Franklin outside a Virginia shop.

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The pair's killings began on October 2nd, 2002, when the two shot a man (55) outside a supermarket in Maryland. The following day, five people were killed in the Washington area - four within  about two hours.

AP