In this surveillance image taken on Jan. 6, 2017, U.S. citizen Zia Zafar is seen before shooting Christopher Ashcraft, a U.S. Consulate official, in Guadalajara, Mexico. The U.S. Consulate official in Guadalajara, Mexico, put pressure on the wound and called his father to say goodbye. This week, Zia Zafar, 33, was sentenced to 22 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder of a government official and related charges. He chose Ashcraft because the consulate official was “available . Zafar owned several firearms but bought a new one from a dealer in Mexico to shoot Ashcraft, according to court records.

Source: Washington Post November 08, 2018 15:35 UTC