Another DC-area sniper-style shooting

Wife (FReeper nina0113) | October 4, 2002 | Steve0113

[Steve0113]

Another broad-daylight shooting just occurred, this time in Fredericksburg, VA, just off I-95. It's not even on the news yet.

About an hour's drive south of where the Montgomery County shootings happened, a woman was shot in the parking lot of a Michaels fabric store. My wife was in the store at the time. The victim had left the store and carried her purchases to her minivan. She unlocked the minivan and was loading her stuff into it when she was shot. No sign of the shooter.

No one else was injured.

The woman was taken away in an ambulance, condition unknown. Her license plate (which I'm not going to post) indicated that she had several children.

[thesharkboy]

Isn't that at least the second fabric store shooting?

[RS_Rider]

both Michaels stores

[SGCOS]

Her license plate ... indicated that she had several children.

Not being familiar with the DMV in that area, what is on the plate that indicates this?

[patton]

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[Fred Mertz]

Thanks for the scoop! I can almost understand why the news about this is being handled so delicately...so as to not encourage copycat criminals.

If she's alive I think it is not the same shooter. Just my immediate gut reaction. Thanks again for the scoop.

[Steve0113]

what is on the plate that indicates this?

Sorry, I should have specified that it was a vanity plate.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Does anybody know where James Carville is? I think he finally snapped.

[Thud]

Probably things like bumper stickers, such as "My kid is an honor student at [name of school]", etc.

[abner]

Thanks for the ping Fred.

[cmsgop]

Glad you wife is un hurt! Thanks

[ezoeni]

Dianne Feinstein doing back flips right? = yes

[breakem]

Last seen in NJ

[Ford Fairlane]

Why is the news today calling these sniper style shootings?

The initial reports led me to believe they were drive bys with a handgun.

Has the type of weapon used been released?

Were all the victims shot with the same weapon?

[MudPuppy]

prayers being said for this lady now.....

this is very close to where I live....yikes.

Semper Fi!

[cyncooper]

Ping

[1Old Pro]

This stuff is really getting strange

[William McKinley]

They believe it is a .223 calibre rifle.

[Shermy]

All the first ones shot with .223 ammo.

[Steve0113]

Why is the news today calling these sniper style shootings?

Can you fire a high-power .223 from a handgun?

[Route66]

Thank you so much for the first hand report. So glad your wife is okay. If she is up to it, perhaps she would consider calling Fox news to give them her report.

[Joe Hadenuf]

Thanks Fred.......

[Steve0113]

this is very close to where I live....yikes.

It was the store in Spotsylvania Mall.

[1Old Pro]

the parking lot of a Michaels fabric store

I'm beginning to think that security cameras on top of privately owned stores might not be a bad idea.

[Dog]

Fred put me on that ping list please...

[Vic3O3]

Another one! Yikes! I've emailed family in DC!

[Aggie Mama]

Prayers for the woman that she survives.

[Joe Hadenuf]

Isn't that an arts and crafts store??

[b fair]

"Can you fire a high-power .223 from a handgun?"


You can I believe Thompson Contenders are available in .223.

[dirtboy]

Isn't that an arts and crafts store??

Yes

[Steve0113]

If she is up to it...

I think all she's up for is a stiff drink at the moment.

[Shooter 2.5]

No, it's not impossible to do this with a handgun. Any scoped .223 handgun is capable of doing this.

[Joe Hadenuf]

How far in miles is this to the shootings from yesterday?

[Bigg Red]

Your wife was in the store? Wow! Hold your wife a lot tonight.

[Salgak]

Chances are, they're already there. . .

[Route66]

"I think all she's up for is a stiff drink at the moment."

Completely understand that...I'm sure it would apply to me in that situation.

[Shooter 2.5]

The reports talked about a .223. I don't know if that's a spent .224 bullet or a .223 cartridge case they found. We still don't know if it's from a rifle or handgun.

[Howlin]

Alert!!!!

[Ford Fairlane]

Yes - if I was going to do this I would use a TC contender

A rifle is too conspicuous in an urban setting

The various .223 caliber cartriges are accurate to 400 yd from a contender.

[Dog]

Is the place crawling with LEO's

Did anyone hear the shot??

[sissyjane]

Why isn't this on the news yet? Are they trying to prevent panic? I think the public has a right to know this.If I lived in the area I would want to know.All of you that do live around there please take care.

[fightinJAG]

Often people here have vanity plates that say, e.g., 5SMITHS, KIDZVN, 4BOYZ, etc.

[FreeTheHostages]

Thanks for the heads up. Hope your wife isn't too shaken.

[fightinJAG]

Close to where I live, too.

Prayers.

[Ford Fairlane]

.223 calibre

first I heard of that

I would guess a radical muslim is running around trying to disrupt things

[PhilipFreneau]

They're very accurate shootings, all victims killed with one shot from quite a distance. Next to impossible to do that with a handgun.

The Thompson Contender single-shot handgun can be barrelled in .223. Combined with a decent scope, it is accurate to several hundred yards. I saw a TV show or movie several years ago where a killer used the Thompson Contender at reasonably long ranges. I can't remember the name of the show or movie.

[Steve0113]

How far in miles is this to the shootings from yesterday?

It's about 70 miles, almost all of it on open highway.

[Joe Hadenuf]

How many miles is this from yesterdays shootings?