Charges over US museum shooting

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An 89-year-old man has been charged with murder and hate crimes after he allegedly shot a guard at Washington DC's Holocaust museum last month.

Four of the seven charges against James von Brunn carry the death penalty, with life imprisonment for other charges.

He has been in hospital since the 10 June shooting, when he was shot in the face by guards.

He has been charged with first-degree murder, killing in a federal building and bias-motivated crime.

A hearing on his case is scheduled for Thursday in US District Court.

Security guard Stephen Tyrone Johns, 39, was holding the door open for Mr von Brunn when he was shot.

He died later of his injuries at a hospital in Washington.

The indictment accused Mr Von Brunn of "wilfully, deliberately, maliciously and with premeditation and malice" committing first degree murder.

It also alleges that he carried out the shooting attack with "prejudice" based "on the actual or perceived race and religion of another".

He has also been charged with gun law violations.