Archive through October 07, 2002
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Silksmoke

Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 09:19 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Fox news is reporting 5 shootings in Montgomery County MD. Police have not determined the shootings are related at this time. They are reporting the possiblity of a white van with black lettering as a vehicle that may be driven by the perpetrator.

Goddessatlaw

Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 09:37 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Saw that - schools are locked down. Busy news day. Hurricane Lily (thankfully downgraded before it hit land); Bruce Paltrow dies of heart attack; U.S. Supreme Court filing against the New Jersey Supreme Court election decision.

Nutsy

Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 09:44 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey GAL - Bruce Paltrow? That's sad, he wasn't that old, was he?

Silksmoke

Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 10:15 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Holy Cow !!!! Now they are reporting shots fired at the United Nations. UN being evacuated.

Goddessatlaw

Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 10:25 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Looks like they may have someone in custody in the 5-shootings case. U.N. story still developing - unclear what happened, except at least six shots heard.

Silksmoke

Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 10:33 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Martha Stewart just resigned from the board of the NYSE.

Ducky

Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 10:36 am EditMoveDeleteIP
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A man fired a gun into the air outside the United Nations ( news - web sites) on Thursday and was taken into custody.



There were no reports of injuries.

The man, who wearing a blue, long-sleeved cotton shirt, walked inside the gate of the U.N. compound brandishing a pistol and fired it five times into the air, said Michael Hovey, who works at the United Nations and witnessed the shooting.

Hovey said he did not see anyone hurt by the shots, but Diplomatic Security quickly descended onto the outside entry of the United Nations and took the man away in handcuffs.

Hovey works for a nonprofit organization called The Hague ( news - web sites) group for Global Peace and was in the U.N. building on Thursday for meetings.

He described the handgun as a silver-covered pistol. He said the man was also carrying leaflets. It was not clear what the leaflets said.

It was not clear how the man got past security.

Goddessatlaw

Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 10:48 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Martha Stewart resigned a few minutes before a vote for her ouster from the board, from what I understand. Next - taking away her bazillion dollar seat on the exchange. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

Silksmoke

Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 10:53 am EditMoveDeleteIP
What did that sale garner her, a measly $40K? I'm not sure Martha really appreciates a "good thing" when she has it. Totally brainless.

Zachsmom

Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 11:59 am EditMoveDeleteIP
so does this mean I cannot get my Martha Stewart sheets at K-Mart anymore?

zachsmom doesn't care about martha-she just wants to be sure she can get her sheets !

Car54

Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 01:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Aw, this is sad. I love Martha and everything she does. Damn.

Katlady53

Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 01:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Lol @ the sheets!!!

Katlady53

Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 01:31 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Nutsy, I think Bruce Paltrow was 58. Wow. I just read an article about Gwyneth in a recent Hello magazine where she talked about how much she loved and admired her father. Sad news!

Goddessatlaw

Monday, October 07, 2002 - 06:03 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh, lord, a 13-year-old child has been shot in his Maryland school parking lot one county over from the five shootings that happened late last week. The suspicion is that it's the same shooter. What is this world coming to?

Slynn

Monday, October 07, 2002 - 06:32 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Another "shots fired report in Maryland. Close to the school. This one is outside a Wal-mart.

Goddessatlaw

Monday, October 07, 2002 - 06:35 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Holy crap - so much for "going about your business."

Twiggyish

Monday, October 07, 2002 - 06:39 am EditMoveDeleteIP
It's just sick!!!

Slynn

Monday, October 07, 2002 - 06:41 am EditMoveDeleteIP
It reported.. Wal-mart shooting is not a shooting. This from MSnbc.

Silksmoke

Monday, October 07, 2002 - 07:16 am EditMoveDeleteIP
What do you think, Terrorist act or Thrill killer?

I'm vacillating between the two possibilities. It also may be a copycat this time, but what scares me is if this is true, this may make the original shooter/s (who seems to be more of a skilled marksman) start up again just to get the attention back on him/her/them.

This is horrifying.

Max

Monday, October 07, 2002 - 08:28 am EditMoveDeleteIP
All I know is if I lived in the Rockville, MD area and surrounding suburbs, I'd be buying a bullet-proof vest if I could find one and wearing it everywhere until they catch this psycho. Whoever is doing this is a very calculated, intelligent individual. Today's school shooting hasn't yet been proven to be the same shooter. The biggest difference as I understand it is that there were multiple shots fired. Prior to this, each kill was done with one shot from a long range rifle of some sort. Very hard to pinpoint the location of a single shot. This guy is thumbing his nose at police.

Scary.

Twiggyish

Monday, October 07, 2002 - 08:55 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Max, I was thinking the same thing. What a horrible situation.

Fluff

Monday, October 07, 2002 - 11:22 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey all.
I live in DC, which is where one of the shootings ocurred.
A boy was shot today in Bowie on his way to school. They are not ruling out the possibility that this was related to the previous shootings. He was shot twice. Right now, he's in critical condition.

I do hope they catch this guy. I'm sure someone saw something at the school that may be of some use to the police. They may also have cameras outside of the school, well, I'm hoping they do.

Silksmoke

Monday, October 07, 2002 - 11:30 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Fox just reported that the child was hit by a single shot contrary to what they thought earlier. Apparently the bullet fragmented on entry. He's now in stable but critical condition according to the latest update given.

I also heard on Fox that the person dropping the child off was his Aunt or Guardian, although earlier they said it was his Mom. Guess that is yet to be determined. Sometimes news stories can get so contradictory as the story is breaking.

I just pray they catch this ........ (afraid of being moderated there), and that the two survivors of this outrage make a complete recovery.

Cdnjan

Monday, October 07, 2002 - 03:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
BOWIE, Maryland (CNN) -- Police Monday linked the shooting of a 13-year-old boy gunned down outside a middle school in Prince George's County to sniper attacks in the Washington area last week that left six people dead and another wounded.
So sad I hope something breaks real soon

Max

Monday, October 07, 2002 - 03:25 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I hope so, too, Cdnjan. Unfortunately, this is the kind of a case where it's VERY difficult to find a suspect.

IMHO, the best thing is to get the media to back off as much as possible. Creeps like this get off on seeing all the hullabaloo associated with their acts. When that starts to fade out, they can sometimes get more careless trying to garner attention again. Unfortunately, that means the danger gets bigger before it gets better.