BF2S Forums Official Mass Shooting & Suicide Bomber thread

Macbeth wrote:

WASHINGTON — A security guard for a conservative Christian lobbying group has been shot in the arm in the nation’s capital.

Police Chief Cathy Lanier says a man walked into the Family Research Council in the city’s Chinatown neighborhood about 10:45 a.m. Wednesday and was confronted by a security guard, whom he shot. The guard and others wrestled the man to the ground and he was taken into custody by the FBI.

The FBI and police say it’s too early to know the circumstances of the shooting and whether it was connected to the Family Research Council’s activities.

I guess you can file this one under 'Almost'

RTHKI wrote:

not really

At about 11 a.m., Corkins entered the Washington office of the Family Research Council, where he encountered the building manager, Leo Johnson, at the front door, according to a criminal complaint that cited a witness. Corkins "stated words to the effect of, 'I don't like your politics,' " the witness told FBI agents, according to the complaint.
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Officials recovered a loaded Sig Sauer 9mm pistol and two additional loaded 9mm magazines, according to the complaint.

Inside the backpack, police found 50 rounds of 9mm ammunition and 15 Chick-fil-A sandwiches, the complaint says.

Last edited by Macbeth (2012-08-17 06:33:22)

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials say several people have been shot outside the Empire State Building and that the gunman is dead.
City police say three or four civilians have been wounded in the Friday morning shooting and that the shooter is dead.
A fire department spokesman says it received a call about the shooting just after at 9 a.m. Friday and that emergency units were on the scene within minutes.
The spokesman had no information about how many people were wounded or their conditions.
The shooting occurred at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue.

Trotskygrad wrote:

http://news.yahoo.com/several-people-shot-outside-empire-state-building-133147539.html

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials say several people have been shot outside the Empire State Building and that the gunman is dead.
City police say three or four civilians have been wounded in the Friday morning shooting and that the shooter is dead.
A fire department spokesman says it received a call about the shooting just after at 9 a.m. Friday and that emergency units were on the scene within minutes.
The spokesman had no information about how many people were wounded or their conditions.
The shooting occurred at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue.

Macbeth wrote:

That changes what exactly?

Macbeth wrote:

Eye witnesses said he started shooting at random people. The police claim they only fired 14 rounds. It is more likely he started shooting random people than it is likely the police managed to wound 9 people with 14 shots.

The 15-year old had opened fire in the cafeteria of Perry Hall High School around 10:30 a.m., and got off just two shots before a gutsy guidance counselor grabbed him in a bear hug.

Several other teachers then stepped in to help, and in the struggle, the student fired off another shot that didn’t hit anybody. All the teachers held the shooter until cops arrived and marched him off in handcuffs.
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The names of the suspect, his victims and the teachers have not been released. But students directed reporters to a Facebook page of a Goth-looking teen who attends the high school and left a troubling message on his page. It read: “First day of school, last day of my life.”

It concluded, “F--- the world.”
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The wounded 17-year-old was in critical condition at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Witnesses told WBAL-TV said the gun-toting teen said, “I’m going to kill you” and opened fire.