Sayfullo Saipov, who murdered people on a bike path in New York City, was found guilty of the crime.

An Islamic terrorist who purposely sped a truck down a bike lane in New York City in 2017 and murdered eight people has been found guilty of murder.

During the rampage in Manhattan, Sayfullo Saipov, 34, said "God is great" in Arabic as he came out of the truck.

Police shot the Uzbek national, and he was then asked to place an Islamic State flag next to his hospital bed.

Given that this was the deadliest terrorist attack on the city since 9/11, Saipov may now be sentenced to death.

In the state, a death sentence was last carried out in 1963.

The Halloween attack left six individuals dead at the site and two more in hospitals. There were twelve more injuries.

Nine friends from Argentina visiting the city made up five of the fatalities.

A 31-year-old tourist from Belgium also passed away in the city.

A 32-year-old financial professional and a 23-year-old software engineer were both Americans who perished.

Prosecutor Jason Richman stated on Tuesday, "He turned a cycling route into his battlefield." "He was pleased with the terrorist strike he had set off."

Saipov spent a year preparing the assault, and he decided on Halloween because more people were anticipated to be out and about, the jury heard in court.

His defense lawyer claimed that his client had anticipated passing away and becoming a martyr.

Soon after the assault, then-President Donald Trump demanded that Saipov be put to death. In 2020, he ended a 17-year moratorium on federal executions and revived them.

Federal executions were once more put on hold under President Biden. But the Justice Department announced in the fall of last year that Saipov would face the death sentence.