Museum shooter charged with murder

WASHINGTON — An 88-year-old white supremacist has been charged with murder in the death of a security guard Wednesday at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

James von Brunn could face the death penalty if convicted in the murder of 39-year-old Stephen T. Johns, according to media reports. He also faces a charge of killing while in possession of a firearm in a federal facility.

Von Brunn remains hospitalized after being shot in the face multiple times by other security guards after he opened fire on Johns.

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Law enforcement officials, according to media reports, found what was described as an anti-Semitic screed in von Brunn’s car, which was parked outside the museum.

Inside a notebook, the handwritten note said, “You want my weapons — this is how you’ll get them. The Holocaust is a lie. Obama was created by Jews. Obama does what Jew owners tell him to do. Jews captured America’s money. Jews control the mass media. The First Amendment is abrogated — henceforth …”