CHRIS KAHN/Associated Press Writer

PHOENIX (AP) _ Prosecutors said Tuesday they will seek the death penalty against two men accused of terrorizing the Phoenix area in a series of random shootings.

Samuel John Dieteman, 30, and Dale S. Hausner, 33, are charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder for allegedly killing two people and wounding 14 others in a string of late night shootings since May. They have pleaded not guilty.

``These men stand accused of a spree of cold blooded murder and random violence unprecedented in our community,'' Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas said at a news conference. ``This campaign of terrorism is fully deserving of the ultimate penalty allowed by law.''

Ashley Armenta, 27, who police say was shot by the men on July 8, said she wasn't sure whether to be happy with the decision.

``I don't necessarily agree with it because I'm religious,'' Armenta said. ``You shouldn't take lives like that. Then again, if I knew someone who'd passed away, maybe I'd feel differently.''

Armenta said she was talking with a friend on her cell phone when shotgun pellets ripped through the back of her head.

``It sounded like a firecracker,'' she said. ``It burned... I jumped around in pain, it probably looked like I was in a swarm of bees.''

Armenta said she never lost consciousness _ in fact, she never got off the phone _ and when she turned around, she saw a silver Toyota Camry under the street lights drive slowly away.

She's positive it's the same car that police impounded from Hausner's apartment when the men were arrested in August.

Dale's older brother, Randy, said the potential that his brother could be executed underscores the need for a fair and unbiased trial.

``A rush to judgment will not benefit anyone,'' Randy Hausner said in a statement e-mailed to The Associated Press. ``My family and I feel that from this point, it is in God's hands.''

Police also are trying to determine whether Dieteman and Dale Hausner are linked to 21 other shootings that date back to May 2005. In all, the shootings grouped in the Serial Shooter investigation left seven people dead and 17 wounded.

Dieteman's attorney declined to comment Tuesday, and Hausner's attorney wasn't immediately available for comment.

Thomas said he waited for more than a month to make the announcement as a review committee considered whether to recommend the death penalty.

``Was it a close call?'' Thomas said of the committee's decision. ``No. It was not a close call.''

The investigation of Dieteman and Hausner is one of two serial predator cases Phoenix police have been investigating this year.

In August, police arrested parolee Mark Goudeau in connection with the ``Baseline Killer'' investigation. Goudeau has been charged in a sexual attack on two sisters last year. Police also are checking whether he is connected to 22 other attacks that left eight people dead.

Goudeau has pleaded not guilty.