BREAKING: One more shooting in DC area

FOXNEWS

[rintense]

FOXNEWS just reported that another shooting has happened in the DC area (Prince George?). A man was shot an killed at a gas station.

[Eowyn-of-Rohan]

Guess it isn't secret anymore once you post it, is it? I have always considered my conversations with God to be private, but to each his/her own.

[GirlShortstop]

OK Bonfire,Our Loving Father,we love you and thank you for Your love for us.We trust You Father ,our hearts break for the loved ones of the people and child that have been lost .Father,soften the hearts of the killers ,Dear God have mercy on us.
 
AMEN...  too bizarre that this prayer was posted in response to ....

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[Sacajaweau]

It's more likely the footprint of the Plaza layouts and the gas station layouts and the numerous access roads to the highways that appeals to them. They're rather cut and dry with green space "screening areas".

The school was the odd one and perhaps decided after the cops said schools were safe....a dare to the snipers.

We only have a few Michaels and huge plazas. You guys have small plazas side by side if I remember.

Sac

[freeperfromnj]

The USA is under seige . . .

That's exactly right. This terror team is trying to paralyze the nation's capital. There are homegrown lone nutcases all over the country. Why here, why now? By pretty much encircling DC, they have essentially pinpoited their ultimate target.

[antidisestablishment]

OHMYGOSH! You're gonna get me fired!

[conservativejunkie]

There is something that is bothering me about the truck that was hit with bird shot. They said that dove season opened up and it was probably from that. So, how many dove hunters hunt within city limits? Doesn"t make any sense to me.

[freeperfromnj]

truck that was hit with bird shot.

I didn't hear about that. Where and when did that happen?

[SarahW]

Uh huh, it is I go up there all the time.
My collie's orthopedic surgeon is in Manassas.
It's off to the side a little but 66 hooks around and takes you to Dale City... I always go to IKEA when I drop off the dog in Manassas. It's maybe 15-20 minutes away in regular traffic.

Its a detour, but coming from Richmond, you have to take 95, go past Fredericksburg; potomac Mills Mall is right between Fred. and DC.

[SarahW]

And, fwiw, I take the Manassas exit off of 95. That exit is between Fred and DC.

[riri]

bumping for later

[Joe Hadenuf]

My pleasure........

[Joe Hadenuf]

I agree, however there was a lot of talk about a shotgun being used.....And that would not have been part of sniper guys trademark.

[Joe Hadenuf]

Once again the murder was within 1/2 mile of a Michael's store.

Strange how that keeps happening.

No it isn't, as they probably have all happened withing a 1/2 mile of gas stations, greedy marts, and telephone booths....Michaels has nothing to do with this...My opinion......

[nina0113]

No it isn't, as they probably have all happened withing a 1/2 mile of gas stations, greedy marts, and telephone booths....Michaels has nothing to do with this...My opinion......

"Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is deliberate."

This is the third incident next to a Michael's. There's only about a dozen of them around here & there are zillions of gas stations & strip malls.

[Joe Hadenuf]

We shall see nina......I just don't think the arts and crafts store has anything to do with it.

[bonfire]

Anyone else find this whole thing incredible? The cops aren't saying ANYTHING.....lots of press conferences about nothing. No credible witnesses that they are telling us, no interviews with victims families. Something "smells".

[Freemeorkillme]

Never said carrying a gun could've saved any of these people's lives. In fact, I'm certain that it would not have, unless they were carrying concealed and the bullet just happened to strike the weapon.

[eno_]

I don't know why they just don't put up a high altitude reconnaissance aircraft with high resolution, wide angle cameras...

Well there's the rub. One of the problems with flying drones is that you get a keyhole view of the drone's surroundings. The view can be image-stabilized, high-rez, and telephoto - much better, by many measures, than human eyes could possibly be, but it's not the same as a pilot's view of his surroundings. This is known to have caused tactical issues Afganistan where you at least have some idea where peopel are shooting from, and that people in the area are probably combatants. In a shopping strip, finding a sniper will not be easy with any method.

Audio locators are probably the best bet, but it is not practical to blanket such a wide area with that technology.

[Boiler Plate]

Yeah, that was the first I have ever heard of Michael giving judgement. Again from a christian perspective it's obvious it is Christ, however from a jewish perspective maybe there is a theological line of thought that suggest that it could be Michael. Still I have never heard of that before and was hoping ALJ could share with us where he got that from. The verse in Daniel does not really make that a clear case in my opinion.

[antivenom]

Map of ALL Michaels located in the DC area