Al Gore the third......
Al Gore the original...
"Cloning, I believe in cloning myself! Buh-wah ha ha ha ha ha!"
Could this be Al Gore the second??....
Posted on 07/06/2007 3:10:48 PM PDT by kellynla
Authorities are still probing why a gunman walked into New York New York casino after midnight Friday, randomly opening fire on gamblers and injuring four people.
The chilling outburst sent patrons and workers scattering for cover inside of the packed casino, witnesses told FOX5 News, but security personnel and patrons quickly and courageously sprung into action, tackling the man and subduing him. Police said the brave bystanders included three off-duty out-of-town police officers and two military personnel.
Las Vegas police rushed to the scene soon after the 12:45 a.m. incident and immediately took the man into custody. Investigators have identified the suspect as 51-year-old Steven Zegrean of Las Vegas, a Hungarian immigrant and former house painter. Zegrean's family members said he has been making threats toward them in recent weeks. Police said Zegrean was emotionally distraught and that the shooting has nothing to do with terrorism.
Zegrean faces felony charges including four counts of attempted murder, four counts of battery, burglary, conspiracy to commit murder and 16 counts of discharging a firearm into an occupied structure.
Witnesses told FOX5 News they saw a man walking prior to the shooting and he was silent and did not exhibit any unusual behavior. Then, without warning, the man unleashed a hail of gunfire. Chaos briefly ensued, with people running through the casino and hiding behind machines and tables.
"It absolutely did appear to be random," said Marc Joseph, a deputy chief for the Metropolitan Police Department. "(There) did not appear to be any single target."
Jade Jacobson, a Floridian in town on vacation, said the gunfire prompted pandemonium. Jacobson's cousin was wounded in the leg, but has been treated at the hospital and released. A 13-year-old from Van Nuys, Calif., who was wounded in the ankle, said he thinks he heard 10 or more shots.
Police said Zegrean possessed a handgun and fired 16 shots from a balcony overlooking the casino floor. Four people were shot, one of them grazed by a bullet. Another woman suffered bruises after being trampled by fleeing crowds, police said. None of their injuries appear to be life-threatening, police said.
Despite the disturbing act, the casino and hotel were not evacuated and officials did their best to resume with business as usual. There were some obvious exceptions, however: Officials closed off a small portion of the casino where police conducted their follow-up investigation. Authorities also closed down the bridge that connects MGM Grand casino and hotel with New York New York, though that walkway has since been re-opened to the public.
They typically don’t mention someone being an immigrant unless there’s more to the story.
Hmmmmm ... do you think he might have lost a few $$$$?
I've gotta think the survivors got some SWEET comps.
Or am I missing the point again...
Owl_Eagle
If what I just wrote made you sad or angry,
it was probably just a joke.
I wished someone in the crowd was armed and smoke this guy like my 4th of July BBQ.
Why can’t someone who is in that state of mind simply put one in the chamber, and put one into their own head and leave everyone else alone...?
And he thought that a mass shooting of total strangers would solve his problems, how?
They have funny rules about carrying in Clark County, although I am not sure if casinos forbid firearms.
Don’t think I have ever seen them on a list of prohibited places or seen a sign prohibiting firearms.
Recent convert?
I was thinking the same.
Al Gore the third......
Al Gore the original...
"Cloning, I believe in cloning myself! Buh-wah ha ha ha ha ha!"
Could this be Al Gore the second??....
This guy was probably wasted or has big problems, according to what his family said. You only shoot a weapon at a person to kill them or harm them to immediately stop what they are doing. And the 'and two military personnel' were likely from nearby Nellis AFB. They probabably jumped him first. That's what they are trained to do very fast. I want to know more.
I like the Belaggio when I go there. It seems to inspire men to be gentlemen and women to be ladies. It's the closest to Casino Gran Madrid and is worth the price to be with nice people that know what they are doing.
I would like to take another woman with red hair and blue eyes and white skin to the pool at 110F for a few hours and drive her home as a lobster with eyes to kill:) For 300 miles.
Yet another immigrant on a shooting spree. Virginia Tech. Other colleges. Minnesota hunters. Utah mall. And on and on and on. Lots of gangs. Then the foiled plots like Fort Dix. The screening of immigrants desperately needs a major revision.
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