Bail set at $50M in shooting case

The suspect forced his way into a Jewish community center and opened fire.
SEATTLE TIMES
SEATTLE -- The gunman who forced his way into the offices of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle on Friday afternoon put a gun to the head of a 13-year-old girl to gain entry to the building, police said Saturday afternoon.
The man, who described himself as a Muslim American angry with Israel, then opened fire with two handguns, killing one woman and wounding five others before surrendering to police.
The dead woman was identified Saturday morning as Pamela Waechter, 58.
At a news conference Saturday afternoon, Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske said the gunman was stopped on a minor traffic violation about a half-hour before the shooting. He said he did nothing to arouse the officer's suspicions.
The man then presumably drove to the federation building, where he hid behind a plant in the lobby for a short time. Kerlikowske said he waited for someone to come in to gain access into the office. When a 13-year-old girl walked up, he put a gun to her head and forced her to take him inside.
The man carried two guns into the federation's offices, the chief said.
"Once inside he immediately started firing at people."
Police identified the suspect as Naveed Afzal Haq, 30, who until recently had lived in Everett, Wash. A law-enforcement source said Haq apparently has a history of mental illness. Haq, described as a studious loner, was raised in the Tri-Cities area and his family has close ties to the local Muslim community center. Court records show Haq has a charge of lewd conduct pending against him in Benton County.
At a bail hearing Saturday afternoon, King County District Court Judge Barbara Linde set bail at $50 million and found probable cause that Haq could face one charge of first-degree murder and five charges of attempted-murder.
Haq's public defender asked to waive his client's appearance, which the judge denied. Appearing in court, Haq was clean-shaven, shackled and wearing a white ultra security jail uniform.
Officials at Harborview Medical Center on Saturday said the three women critically injured in the gunfire had been upgraded from critical to serious condition.
Three of the victims underwent surgery Friday night. They are Layla Bush, 23, of Seattle; Christina Rexroad, 29, of Everett; and Cheryl Stumbo, 43, of Seattle.
The two other victims, Dayna Klein, 37, of Seattle, and Carol Goldman, 35, of Seattle, remained in satisfactory condition.