US man convicted in 2023 shooting of three Palestinian students in Vermont
A Vermont jury has convicted Jason Eaton of attempted murder for the 2023 shooting of three Palestinian college students. The jury rejected the defense's insanity plea, which claimed Eaton suffered from a delusional disorder.
Why it matters
The case highlights issues of hate crime, mental health in the legal system, and the impact of violence on minority communities.
Jason Eaton faces up to life in prison after a jury rejected his insanity defence.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info The three college students of Palestinian descent who were shot near the University of Vermont three years ago [File: Awartani family/Reuters] By Al Jazeera Staff and The Associated Press Published On 21 Sep 2026 21 Sep 2026 A jury in the US state of Vermont has convicted a man of attempted murder for shooting three Palestinian college students in 2023, rejecting his defence that he was not guilty by reason of insanity.
Jason Eaton, 51, faces up to life in prison for the attack near the University of Vermont campus in Burlington. It left Hisham Awartani paralysed from the waist down and wounded his friends Tahseen Aliahmad and Kinnan Abdalhamid.
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