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Prosecutors Rest Case Against Jason Eaton in Attempted Murder Trial

By Drooid · Sep 16, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC · How we work

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Prosecutors rested their case against Jason Eaton in Burlington on attempted murder charges.
Forensic examiner Harry Jeppe testified cartridge casing matched the Ruger handgun seized from Eaton.
Police trooper Samuel Lizzio used cell data to place Eaton at 6:26 p.m. on Nov. 25, 2023.
Judge John Pacht denied the defense motion, finding evidence satisfied the specific intent to kill requirement.
Three Palestinian-American students—Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid, Tahseen Aliahmad—were shot; Awartani suffered lower-body paralysis.

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Prosecutors rested their case against Jason Eaton in Burlington on attempted murder charges.
Forensic examiner Harry Jeppe testified cartridge casing matched the Ruger handgun seized from Eaton.
Police trooper Samuel Lizzio used cell data to place Eaton at 6:26 p.m. on Nov. 25, 2023.
Judge John Pacht denied the defense motion, finding evidence satisfied the specific intent to kill requirement.
Three Palestinian-American students—Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid, Tahseen Aliahmad—were shot; Awartani suffered lower-body paralysis.