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Police check sniper claims

Montgomery County police are investigating D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo’s claims that he and his partner had additional victims across the country.

In a TV interview with William Shatner last week, psychiatrist Neil Blumberg said Malvo told him he had participated in at least 42 shootings. Montgomery County police spokeswoman Lucille Baur said authorities were only aware of 27 shootings attributable to Malvo and fellow shooter John Allen Muhammad.

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