Question from the Haq jury

SEATTLE, Washington –The jury of 12 men and women deliberating the fate of Naveed Haq recessed for the day Wednesday without a verdict, after deliberating for 5 hours and 35 minutes, for a total of 17 hours and 20 minutes over three days.

Deliberations resume at 12:00 p.m. EST today.

Haq is charged with murder, attempted murder and kidnapping after a shooting spree at the Jewish Federation headquarters in July 2006 that left one person dead and five others wounded. He presented an insanity defense.

Jurors sent a note out earlier in the day suggesting they were deadlocked on Count 1, (A or B) the aggravated murder of Pam Waechter. Count 1B gives jurors the option of finding Haq guilty of the lesser charge of second-degree murder.

In the note, jurors asked the judge whether they should move on to consider the other charges. The judge advised them to continue their deliberations and told them they could deliberate the charges in any order they deemed appropriate.

–In Session staff