Suspect and Victim Identified In Movie Shooting (Muslim Shooting Spree in Jewish Community?)

WJZTV Baltimore ^ | 06/16/06 | AP

[icwhatudo]

(AP) OWINGS MILLS, Md. Baltimore County Police have identified the victim from last night’s murder in the 9600-block of Reisterstown Road. Paul Schrum, 62, from the 900-block of Bittersweet Road, 21208, was pronounced dead inside the theatre. The suspect, Mujtaba Rabbani Jabbar, 24, from the unit-block of Evan Way, was arrested at the scene.

Police were called to the Loews Movie Theatre at 9:02 p.m. for a man suffering from a gunshot wound. When police arrived, they found Jabbar standing in the lobby with a handgun lying on the counter. He was immediately arrested. According to witnesses, the suspect stood up from his seat and started firing as people were watching the movie. Paul Schrum was shot several times in the upper body as he sat near the suspect.

Detectives said there was no motive for the shooting and that Jabbar did not know anyone in the theatre, including Mr. Schrum.

Mujtaba Jabbar was charged with first-degree murder and handgun use in commission of a violent crime. He was denied bail and is currently being held at the Baltimore County Detention Center. He will receive a bail review on Monday.

Note: The Reisterstown area is Baltimores largest community of Jewish families. Along Reisterstown Road and the parallel Park Heights Avenue is a long and highly visible stretch of synagogues and yeshivas, a rabbinical seminary, kosher restaurants, groceries, butchers, bakeries and other shops, running from northwest Baltimore across the city line into Pikesville and Owings Mills.

[icwhatudo]

Looks like another Muslim attack in the US thats being swept under the rug like the DC/MD sniper attacks.

[MrEdd]

Mujtaba Rabbani Jabbar is a common Amish name.

[MindBender26]

I DEMAND YOU STOP THIS ILLEGAL, IMMORAL PROFILEING OF AMISH PEOPLE!!!!!

[T. Buzzard Trueblood]

Hate crime?

[PeteB570]

I wonder why they didn't mention the name of the movie?

After all, it might have been the movies fault.

[spiffy]

It was X-Men 3. heard it on the local news.

[MindBender26]

I DEMAND YOU STOP THIS ILLEGAL, IMMORAL PROFILEING OF AMISH PEOPLE!!!!!

[TNCMAXQ]

Sounds like this should be a national story but I suppose it will be covered up. Or referred to as a "random incident." Yeah right.

[Rhiannon]

I do not know why you consider the arrest of a murderer is being swept under the rug. According to local news there only a few people at the theater like under a dozen. After the shooting the murdered announced to the ticket person he had just shot someone and laid the gun down and waited calmly for the police. I do not know the motivation of the shooting. It might be purely some idiot thinking it would be a good idea to kill someone or maybe he thought he a instrument of God to kill a jew.