The Shotgun Stalker is a serial killer who terrorized the Washington, DC area for two months in 1993. He would carry out random drive-by shootings using with a 12 gauge shotgun. His name is James Swann Jr., he was African American, he was born in 1964. James was from New Jersey. He moved to Oxon Hill with his sister a few years before the shooting. He worked as a security guard; however, Swann was fired because he insisted on walking backwards while patrolling the aisles of a pharmacy. In the 1980s, mental illness began to manifest itself in James. He did not seek professional help for his mental health issues. In 1993, James Swann Jr. attempted to kill 14 people and murdered 4 in Washington, DC. On February 23, 1993, James Swann began his attacks in the Washington, DC area. His first attack took place at Holmead Place NW. He pulled his 20-gauge shotgun out the driver's side window and began shooting at a woman walking home. She escaped without being shot. That same night, about 15 minutes later, in the 1400 block of Oak Street NW, a 22-year-old man was shot in the face and left partially blind. His shooting was rejected on grounds of objectivity. On February 26, 1993, three days after the first shooting, a man burst into a hair salon and murdered a customer with his shotgun. This was James Swann's first murder. Once again, police dismissed the case as drug-related. James also had a very brief rest from his crimes, however, on March 4, 1993, he returned to Washington and his victim was a 43-year-old man walking down the street. He was shot in the head, but to be consistent, police assumed it was drug related. Police didn't take previous shootings seriously until shootings continued in an upscale Mount Pleas neighborhood...... middle of paper ......wann no longer hears the voices of Malcolm X in his head. He earned an associate's degree and is seeking his bachelor's degree. James is still in Saint Elizabeth Hospital, where he will spend the rest of his life for the crimes he committed. ReferencesAlexander, KL (February 16, 2011). The Washington Post: Victim testifies as 1993 shotgun stalker asks for 12-hour release. Retrieved from the Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2011/02/16/ST2011021600164.html?sid=ST2011021600164Duggan, P. (1994, September 27). Retrieved from the Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/15/AR2011021501898.htmlMurderpedia. (nd). Retrieved from Murderpedia: http://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/swann-james.htm Tsuang, MT, Faraone, SV, & Glatt, SJ (2011). Schizophrenia. New York: Oxford University Press.