Murder charges filed against sniper suspects

Prosecutors in the state of Maryland filed the first murder charges in the 13 sniper attacks that terrorised the Washington area, and authorities today tracked down the co-owner of a blue Chevrolet Caprice in which the two suspects were arrested.

The man arrested was believed to havehelped the two suspects buy the car, which was registered in New Jersey. Authorities say a hole had been bored in the trunk from which the snipers may have fired on their unsuspecting victims.