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ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Convicted Washington Beltway sniper Lee Boyd Malvo told detectives he shot and killed an Arizona man on a golf course, a Tucson police investigator said.
Malvo, 21, told detectives who interviewed him in jail that he shot Jerry R. Taylor, 60, in March 2002 at the direction of John Allen Muhammad, The Washington Post reported Saturday.
The shooting came seven months before Malvo and Muhammad killed 10 people and critically injured three others in a spree of attacks in the Washington area in October 2002.
In exchange for the confession, Arizona authorities granted Malvo immunity from prosecution.
Tucson police Capt. Bill Richards said Muhammad could be charged in the case, but prosecutors have made no decision and will review the evidence, the Post said.
Richards said Malvo corroborated information about the shooting that had not been publicly disclosed.
Taylor's daughter, Cheryll Witz, said the confirmation gave her closure.
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