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Md. congressman's nephew killed in Va. shooting
AP/WorldMag ^
| Jun 12, 11:50 PM EDT
Posted on 06/12/2011 9:16:11 PM PDT by quantim
BALTIMORE (AP) -- A Maryland congressman says his nephew was killed in a random shooting near Old Dominion University in Virginia.
Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings of Baltimore in a statement Sunday talked about the death of Christopher Cummings in his off-campus apartment. He says his nephew's roommate, Jake Carey, was critically wounded in the attack Friday. Both were students at the university in Norfolk.
The congressman urged the community to cooperate with police.
He says his family remains in shock over the "senseless tragedy."
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Maryland; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: cummings; norfolk; odu; urban
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posted on
06/12/2011 9:16:14 PM PDT
by
quantim
To: quantim
Your links don’t work for me.
I should think this would be headlines in all the major news sources, not just in a couple of blogs..............
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posted on
06/12/2011 9:18:47 PM PDT
by
basil
(It's time to rid the country of "gun free zones" aka "Killing Fields")
To: quantim
Prominently listed as the first word in the second paragraph, the MSM has no qualms mentioning the party affiliation when it’s a dem, when you’re supposed to feel sympathy. Party affiliation is only hard to find when it’s a scandal - except of course for Republicans.
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posted on
06/12/2011 9:19:39 PM PDT
by
coloradan
(The US has become a banana republic, except without the bananas - or the republic.)
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posted on
06/12/2011 9:23:17 PM PDT
by
I see my hands
(Embrace misanthropy)
To: basil
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posted on
06/12/2011 9:24:17 PM PDT
by
quantim
(Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
To: Admin Moderator
Thanks for the fix, that was faster than greased lightning.
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posted on
06/12/2011 9:26:50 PM PDT
by
quantim
(Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
To: quantim
Young blacks are the single largest victim group of violence.
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posted on
06/12/2011 9:27:08 PM PDT
by
umgud
To: quantim
It happens to all of us sooner or later..........
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posted on
06/12/2011 9:30:38 PM PDT
by
basil
(It's time to rid the country of "gun free zones" aka "Killing Fields")
To: quantim
My bet is that this young man and his roommate were amongst the “wrong kind of people” doing something that they probably should not have been doing. Now that is my first reaction and it may be all wrong... but I would almost bet that when the truth comes out... if they had not been where they were... doing whatever it was that they were doing... they would not have been shot in the first place. Prayers for them both and their families... regardless.
LLS
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posted on
06/12/2011 9:38:14 PM PDT
by
LibLieSlayer
(WOLVERINES... a Conservative subsidiary of Reagan's party)
To: basil
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posted on
06/12/2011 9:38:42 PM PDT
by
tommix2
To: quantim
ODU = OverDose University
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posted on
06/12/2011 9:41:57 PM PDT
by
Hoodat
(Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. - (Rom 8:37))
To: tommix2
It is always relatives of Congressman that look like Elijah Cummings who seem to get randomly shot. However it seems that no relatives of Boehner or Pelosi, for that matter, get randomly shot. Is it still legal to ask this question.
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posted on
06/12/2011 9:43:27 PM PDT
by
gusty
To: LibLieSlayer
It doesn’t sound like a random shooting if he was shot in his apartment. It could have been a home invasion or perhaps the two young men were purchasing something from the perps.
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posted on
06/12/2011 10:02:06 PM PDT
by
Krankor
(Her voice was soft and cool, her eyes were clear and bright . But she's not there)
To: quantim
Hey Cummings , call Holder, they’re his people.
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posted on
06/12/2011 10:06:53 PM PDT
by
Gator113
("GAME ON." I'll be voting for Sarah Palin, Liberty, our Constitution and American Exceptionalism.)
To: quantim
Maryland.. ranked 50th in personal freedoms. Filled with liberals, scum and flash mob syndrome in Baltimore. Corrupt as hell and Obama proud. The entitlement crowd at it’s best.
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posted on
06/13/2011 2:36:17 AM PDT
by
maddog55
(OBAMA: Why stupid people shouldn't vote.)
To: LibLieSlayer
It’s Norfolk, it may well have been a random shooting. The ODU campus itself isn’t bad but it’s like many campuses within cities—surrounded by crap.
I join you in prayer for them and their families.
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posted on
06/13/2011 6:10:26 AM PDT
by
Nickname
To: Nickname
Could be... let me know if you hear more. It is a shame when this type of thing happens... and in big cities it is happening every day. The media ignores the problem and we all know why.
LLS
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posted on
06/13/2011 6:31:53 AM PDT
by
LibLieSlayer
(WOLVERINES... a Conservative subsidiary of Reagan's party)
To: umgud
Young blacks are the single largest victim group of violence.And with few exceptions, the victims of other young blacks.
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posted on
06/13/2011 8:34:17 AM PDT
by
JimRed
(Excising a cancer before it kills us waters the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS, NOW AND FOREVER!)
To: basil; Abundy; Albion Wilde; AlwaysFree; AnnaSASsyFR; bayliving; BFM; cindy-true-supporter; ...
I heard about it on WMAL this morning.
Maryland PING!
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posted on
06/13/2011 1:12:43 PM PDT
by
Tolerance Sucks Rocks
(Obamao makes like Blagojevich to Richard/Bill Daley.)
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