A man who claimed to have seen the Washington serial sniper before his latest shooting was today charged with giving false information to police.

US police say the death of a woman outside a shop in suburban Washington DC has "tremendous similarities" to eight other fatal attacks.

A 13-year-old boy was fighting for his life today, after the Washington-area sniper struck as the boy’s aunt dropped him off at a Maryland school.

A 13-YEAR-OLD boy was shot and critically wounded as his aunt dropped him off at school yesterday, bringing fresh terror to the Washington area where a sniper killed six people last week.