Shooting in Virginia

[chanel]

A gunman shot and killed eight people before firing on law enforcement officers and hitting a police helicopter on Tuesday in a thickly wooded area of south-central Virginia, a state police official said. The state police identified the gunman as Christopher Speight, 39. The authorities gathered in Appomattox, Va., near the scene where several people were shot.

Late Tuesday, state police officers said that they thought they had the gunman, whom they identified as Christopher Speight, 39, surrounded in the woods and that he was still alive.

Seven bodies were found in one house, the authorities said, and the eighth victim was found by the side of the road and died on the way to the hospital.

All the victims were adults, the police said.

Police Surround Gunman After He Kills 8 in Virginia - NYTimes.com

Oh my.

 

[California Girl]

I blame Obama.

















Not.

 

[strollingbones]

okay i live in nc..what the fuck is it with the great commonwealth of virginia? seems in the last 5 yrs they have just had a lot of this type of thing....maybe living close to them ...i am just more sensitive to it...

 

[chanel]

Yes bones. I must say when I read the headlines, I thought of VA Tech and the DC sniper. That has got to still affect people down there.

 

[uscitizen]

It is that Republican governor's fault.

 

[froggy]

manhunt continues, i'd say he'll not be taken without a fight.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

manhunt continues, i'd say he'll not be taken without a fight.

Unless he was stupid and did not have enough ammo.

 

[uscitizen]

manhunt continues, i'd say he'll not be taken without a fight.

Ummm that is already in the history of the case. He shot down a police helicopter.
Kinda qualifies as a fight I would think.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

manhunt continues, i'd say he'll not be taken without a fight.

Ummm that is already in the history of the case. He shot down a police helicopter.
Kinda qualifies as a fight I would think.

Shot AT and shot DOWN are two entirely different things.

 

[strollingbones]

the last time i remember anything like this happening in nc...was the kkk opening fire in greensboro and that was many many years ago...now one thing...nc is a conceal and carry state...we can carry concealed weapons...so you best assume in a room of 10 people....at least 5 are carrying...anything from little inch and half single shot pistol to stuff that will blow a hole in ya the size of a watermelon..

 

[California Girl]

manhunt continues, i'd say he'll not be taken without a fight.

Ummm that is already in the history of the case. He shot down a police helicopter.
Kinda qualifies as a fight I would think.

Shot AT and shot DOWN are two entirely different things.

Not to a democrat - they 'almost always' exaggerate.

 

[uscitizen]

manhunt continues, i'd say he'll not be taken without a fight.

Ummm that is already in the history of the case. He shot down a police helicopter.
Kinda qualifies as a fight I would think.

Shot AT and shot DOWN are two entirely different things.

I have not read anything today on this but last night local news said shot down.
I am currently in VA.

 

[strollingbones]

helicopters are not that hard to bring down now are they? i have always had the impression that a helicopter is easy to bring down...not armed...etc.

i could be wrong and i am sure if i am, sunshine will let me know

 

[RetiredGySgt]

helicopters are not that hard to bring down now are they? i have always had the impression that a helicopter is easy to bring down...not armed...etc.

i could be wrong and i am sure if i am, sunshine will let me know

I seriously doubt he brought it down other then as a precaution.

 

[froggy]

manhunt continues, i'd say he'll not be taken without a fight.

Ummm that is already in the history of the case. He shot down a police helicopter.
Kinda qualifies as a fight I would think.

I heard attemped to shoot down.

 

[uscitizen]

manhunt continues, i'd say he'll not be taken without a fight.

Ummm that is already in the history of the case. He shot down a police helicopter.
Kinda qualifies as a fight I would think.

I heard attemped to shoot down.

Well the station I caught it on might have been a Fox afilliate. I am not familiar with the TV stations over here.
All I know is what I heard last night.

 

[froggy]

Ummm that is already in the history of the case. He shot down a police helicopter.
Kinda qualifies as a fight I would think.

I heard attemped to shoot down.

Well the station I caught it on might have been a Fox afilliate. I am not familiar with the TV stations over here.
All I know is what I heard last night.

He may have just pointed a gun at it.

 

[uscitizen]

I heard attemped to shoot down.

Well the station I caught it on might have been a Fox afilliate. I am not familiar with the TV stations over here.
All I know is what I heard last night.

He may have just pointed a gun at it.

May have, you know how the liberal media is

 

[froggy]

Well the station I caught it on might have been a Fox afilliate. I am not familiar with the TV stations over here.
All I know is what I heard last night.

He may have just pointed a gun at it.

May have, you know how the liberal media is

That way if they catch the guy they get another charge on him.

 

[California Girl]

Ummm that is already in the history of the case. He shot down a police helicopter.
Kinda qualifies as a fight I would think.

I heard attemped to shoot down.

Well the station I caught it on might have been a Fox afilliate. I am not familiar with the TV stations over here.
All I know is what I heard last night.

Well, you could have tried reading the OP. Just sayin'.