ST: King County prosecutors today charged Naveed Haq with aggravated first-degree murder and five counts of first-degree attempted murder in last week’s shooting at the Jewish Federation offices in downtown Seattle. Haq is accused of killing Pamela Waechter, 58, and injuring five other women after forcing his way into the federation’s office just after 4 p.m. Friday and randomly shooting employees with two semi-automatic handguns.Aggravated first-degree murder is punishable by either the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of release.

Haq has also been charged with first-degree kidnapping for holding a gun to the head of a 14-year-old girl to force his way into the building; one charge of first-degree burglary and malicious harassment, the felony charge for a hate crime.

Prosecutor Norm Maleng has 30 days to decide whether to seek the death penalty against Haq, 30. Haq, who is in custody in the King County Jail without bail, is scheduled to be arraigned Aug. 10. Maleng said there appears to be premeditation.

“The world has gotten to be a smaller place,” said Maleng at a news conference this morning. “There’s no place in our community for hate crimes.”