Silksmoke | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 09:19 am     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     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     Hey GAL - Bruce Paltrow? That's sad, he wasn't that old, was he? |
Silksmoke | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 10:15 am     Holy Cow !!!! Now they are reporting shots fired at the United Nations. UN being evacuated. |
Goddessatlaw | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 10:25 am     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     Martha Stewart just resigned from the board of the NYSE. |
Ducky | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 10:36 am     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     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     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     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     Aw, this is sad. I love Martha and everything she does. Damn. |
Katlady53 | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 01:26 pm     Lol @ the sheets!!! |
Katlady53 | Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 01:31 pm     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     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     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     Holy crap - so much for "going about your business." |
Twiggyish | Monday, October 07, 2002 - 06:39 am     It's just sick!!! |
Slynn | Monday, October 07, 2002 - 06:41 am     It reported.. Wal-mart shooting is not a shooting. This from MSnbc. |
Silksmoke | Monday, October 07, 2002 - 07:16 am     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     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     Max, I was thinking the same thing. What a horrible situation. |
Fluff | Monday, October 07, 2002 - 11:22 am     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     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     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     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. |