SHARON PRISON, Israel - Israeli special forces raided a prison in central Israel on Sunday, killing one of the country's most notorious inmates after he seized a guard's weapon, shot three guards and barricaded himself inside the compound.

Police identified the inmate as Samuel Sheinbein, an American who fled to Israel after committing a gruesome murder in Maryland in 1997 and whose case sparked a high-profile row between the two allies.

Police special forces rushed to this prison in central Israel after Sheinbein stole the weapon and shot three guards, wounding two of them seriously. A standoff ensued, with counter-terrorism units dispatched to the scene. The inmate then opened fire again before the forces killed him, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.


An Israeli court sentenced Sheinbein to 24 years for his slaying and dismemberment of 19-year-old Alfred Enrique Tello Jr. Sheinbein was 17 at the time of the killing and could have faced a life sentence in Maryland. His extradition to Maryland was blocked after a yearlong battle between Israel and the United States over an Israeli law that prohibited it.






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