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2 convicted of setting Pennsylvania pizza shop on fire, leading to death of Philadelphia firefighter
Al-Ashraf Khalil and Isaam Jaghama were convicted of setting fire to a Philadelphia pizza shop in 2022, leading to the death of fire Lt. Sean Williamson.
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2 convicted of setting Pennsylvania pizza shop on fire, leading to death of Philadelphia firefighter
By Tom Dougherty
Updated on: November 21, 2024 / 5:59 PM EST / CBS Philadelphia
A federal jury found two men guilty Thursday of setting a pizza shop in Pennsylvania on fire in 2022, killing Philadelphia Firefighter Lt. Sean Williamson and injuring five others.
In a news release, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania said Al-Ashraf Khalil and Isaam Jaghama were each convicted of conspiracy to commit malicious damage by means of fire of a building used in interstate commerce and malicious damage by means of fire of a building used in interstate commerce.
Khalil was also convicted of wire fraud and using fire in furtherance of wire fraud, according to the release.
The jury found that Khalil and Jaghama set fire to a building housing apartments and a pizza shop at 300 West Indiana Ave. in
the city's Fairhill around 2 a.m. on June 18, 2022. Khalil owned the building. The burned building collapsed on Williamson and five others about an hour after it began. The fire was ruled an arson.
Federal prosecutors successfully argued that Khalil and Jaghama lit the building on fire so Khalil could claim insurance money.