Egyptian killer cop gets 2nd death penalty

CAIRO, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- A Cairo court handed down a second death sentence to a fugitive Egyptian police officer already facing execution for fatally shooting 33 protesters.

Mohamed al-Sunni was given his first death sentence in May after he was convicted of fatally gunning down the protesters during the 18 days of uprising that led to the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, bikyamasr.com reported.

Al-Sunni indiscriminately opened fire outside a police station of the al-Zaiwya al-Hamarah housing development into a crowd of hundreds of protesters Jan. 28 and then ran from the scene.

He has been on the lam for 11 months with his current location unknown, bikyamasr.com reported Sunday.