Positive link in last night's DC shooting

[Dan Murphy]

Just announced, it was the same person.

 

[Nancy]

That wasn't too surprising considering all the similarities. I hope they catch this person/people soon.

 

[newmousecateer]

Thanks Dan, I have been waiting to hear the results of the tests.

 

[Krisu]

They say the shooting was in a covered garage. I wonder how far away the sniper was?

 

[kbeverina]

I saw one report that this shooting was at a closer range than the others, but I haven't seen that mentioned again.

I hope this shooting will be his/their undoing. Out of all our family members in the area, we had considered my husband's brother and his wife and two little girls the "safest", whatever that means anymore, because the area they live in is so congested at all times of day and night. It's a really unbelievable choice--but I guess all part of getting more and more bold with each shooting.

We were out and about yesterday with my husband off from work, but with each shooting I find myself thinking, "That's it, I'm really not going anywhere until this person is caught." Each night that there's not a shooting there's a feeling of relief that we've gotten through the day without another one. You're constantly turning on the news to see if something new has happened. You think about the next day, what you have to do, what time would be best to do it, what location, do you really have to do it at all.

The hardest thing was sitting down with my 9 year old son, who has diabetes, and going over a plan in the event of his school going on lockdown like laurenk's did--they had to sit wherever they were at that moment for two hours. What he should eat out of his snack box for lunch, what he should do if he's not in his classroom at the time, etc. I didn't want to scare him but I couldn't send him to school worrying what would happen if we didn't have a plan.

 

[DocRafiki]

Why is it a bad thing (sad faces) to find that it's the same person? I'd rather have one sniper on the loose than several. I think it's good news that they have all been the same person. Just think of how much more work it would be for investigators to find multiple shooters, with less evidence per shooter.

 

[snoopy]

I had an appointment with a client in Fairfax, and just drove by Seven Corners, where last night's fatal shooting happened. Talk about eerie. What I can't figure out is where this maniac must have been hiding, as far as I could see there was no wooded areas around, so he would have definately had to have shot her from a close range. Seven Oaks is on Arlington Blvd., a very busy road with lots of businesses and shops, etc. He must have been standing there plain as day when he pulled out his rifle, and I'm not surprised there were witnesses this time, there just really isn't any area where he could have shot her where he was hidden, every piece of space in that area is wide open. Just hoping that next time he gets cocky like that we catch him.........

 

[coqui]

From the Columbus Dispatch:

Earlier yesterday, authorities in Baltimore seized a white van and found an assault rifle, sniper manual and ammunition similiar to the .223 bullets used in attacks that have killed eight people and wounded two others, WBAL-TV reported.

MSNBC reported that a tarot card was found in the van and a sign on the dashboards read "Gihad in America" A tarot cart also was found at one of the shootings.

The van's owner was questioned last night by police and released. No Charges were filed.



I really hope copycats aren't going to be coming out of this.

 

[Kallison]

I worry about all the crazy looney tune copycats also.

 

[Kitty 34]

Originally posted by Kallison
I worry about all the crazy looney tune copycats also.

Me, too.