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LIVE UPDATES: Deadly Shooting at Columbia Mall in Maryland
Fox News Insider ^ | January 25, 2014

Posted on 01/25/2014 9:48:02 AM PST by bamahead

Police responded to an active shooting at Columbia Mall in Maryland shortly after 11:00 a.m. ET. Three people are confirmed dead and the mall remains on lockdown.

UPDATE, 12:40p ET: People inside the mall are being told to wait until they are escorted out. The scene is believes to be secure.

UPDATE, 12:34p ET: Randy Brooks, owner of Edward Arthur Jewelers at Columbia Mall, told Uma Pemmaraju that he heard a couple of pops and then saw people running. He said it appeared that the shooter had a shotgun and was killed, but police have not confirmed that. Brooks said others have reportedly been taken to the hospital.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: amish; bang; banglist; buyashotgun; columbiamall; gunfreezone; mallshooting; maryland; shooting; zumiez
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To: RedMDer

My family got there to shop at Macy’s. On the way there at least 20 cop cars went by. Got to the mall and a woman told us there was a shooting. Shooting took place on the opposite side of the mall by the food court.


21 posted on 01/25/2014 10:07:54 AM PST by NotSoFreeStater (If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice)
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To: napscoordinator

I go there all the time. I live 20 minutes away. The clientele is almost exclusively middle and upper-middle class, reflective of Howard County. It can happen anywhere.


22 posted on 01/25/2014 10:08:06 AM PST by huckfillary
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To: silverleaf
yeah,that was the news yesterday - in Columbia MD

Doubtful.Perhaps hundreds,even thousands,shopped peacefully in Columbia,MD yesterday but probably not 28 million.Another stat that could be mentioned in connection with the three dead in Columbia is that today upwards of 500 people will slip and fall in the shower and die an hour later as the result of major head trauma.But not a word in the AP or on MSLSD about *that* slaughter.

23 posted on 01/25/2014 10:10:24 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Osama Obama Care: A Religion That Will Have You On Your Knees!)
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To: momtothree

15 minutes from our house in Laurel, and we’re all good!


24 posted on 01/25/2014 10:11:13 AM PST by Freestate316 (Know what you believe and why you believe it.)
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To: NotSoFreeStater

Whatever kept you home for that half an hour or so.. thank God.


25 posted on 01/25/2014 10:11:58 AM PST by momtothree
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To: Freestate316

Amen. I know some may laugh that I want a “welfare check” on our Maryland freepers but that’s how I am. My kids say I like to worry even if I don’t have anything to worry about.


26 posted on 01/25/2014 10:16:15 AM PST by momtothree
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To: momtothree

Yeah, we got there about 15 minutes after it happened. I kept everyone waiting so I could take a shower before we left.


27 posted on 01/25/2014 10:16:39 AM PST by NotSoFreeStater (If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice)
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To: Gay State Conservative
and die an hour later as the result of major head trauma

...had a neighbor pass away that way a few weeks ago. In minor traffic accident, hit his head, didn't think anything of it. Came home feel asleep, never woke up. Age 50 or so.

28 posted on 01/25/2014 10:18:10 AM PST by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: NotSoFreeStater

See that! Your extra diligence to scrub behind your ears worked out! I know it’s not a laughing matter but I have the feeling the next time you keep them waiting.. there won’t be a word!


29 posted on 01/25/2014 10:19:28 AM PST by momtothree
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To: bamahead

At the very least, mall shopkeepers should be armed. This should have happened around 2001. We’re living on borrowed time.


30 posted on 01/25/2014 10:20:40 AM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: NotSoFreeStater

Off topic: do you guys speak with a Southern accent? I’m amazed at the mix of Southern and Northern accents I’m hearing!


31 posted on 01/25/2014 10:21:58 AM PST by blu (Yes, Virginia, there are low-information Freepers.)
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local news says 3rd body is shooter, self inflicted.

msnbc says shooter was firing to lower level from upstairs.


32 posted on 01/25/2014 10:22:18 AM PST by KneelBeforeZod (I have five dollars for each of you)
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To: momtothree

It is unusual for a conservative, let alone a Freeper, to want a welfare check! I’m encouraged to learn that there are other Freepers in Maryland!


33 posted on 01/25/2014 10:22:32 AM PST by Freestate316 (Know what you believe and why you believe it.)
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To: napscoordinator

We’re in Odenton and frequent this mall. I thought carrying and firing a weapon in a mall is illegal? Weird.


34 posted on 01/25/2014 10:23:01 AM PST by Future Snake Eater (CrossFit.com)
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To: blu

I don’t think I do nor my family. I know that people from the Midwest have said we speak with a slight accent but nothing like say from further south. There is a definite Baltimore accent spoken by many locals.


35 posted on 01/25/2014 10:26:30 AM PST by NotSoFreeStater (If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice)
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To: KneelBeforeZod

News Channel 8 said 7 or 10 shots fired. Police, rescue and fire from many jurisdictions including Howard Co., Anne Arundel Co. and ATF are there. Three confirmed dead, two additional injured.


36 posted on 01/25/2014 10:27:33 AM PST by relee ('Till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away)
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To: Future Snake Eater
I thought carrying and firing a weapon in a mall is illegal?

It is. So is murder. A fat lot of good those laws did preventing this!

37 posted on 01/25/2014 10:28:25 AM PST by Gritty (Nobody wants to hear about American exceptionalism when the issue is American ineffectualism-MSteyn)
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To: Freestate316

:) I meant a “check on your welfare” check...


38 posted on 01/25/2014 10:28:49 AM PST by momtothree
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To: bamahead

Didn’t the commie ‘RATS say that Maryland has some of the “toughest” gun laws in the nation? How’s that workin’ out?


39 posted on 01/25/2014 10:31:25 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (ObamaCare. The "global warming" of healthcare plans.)
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To: ilovesarah2012
Yes, FOX is really dragging this out.

For the folks who live near this mall, I'm sure their local stations will have "Team Coverage".

40 posted on 01/25/2014 10:35:10 AM PST by Churchillspirit (9/11/2001 and 9/11/2012: NEVER FORGET.)
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