Posted on 07/28/2006 4:28:49 PM PDT by VNam68
Edited on 07/28/2006 4:36:15 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
At least two or three people shoot.
SEATTLE – At least two people have been shot at the Jewish Federation at 2031 Third Ave. in downtown Seattle. One or two people have been taken into custody but it's not known if they are suspects.
One person was reportedly shot in the abdomen and another in the arm. They are being taken to Harborview Medical Center.
Part of Third Avenue and Second Avenue have been closed to traffic. Police are urging people to stay away from the area. It's not known if more suspects are at large but policemen were seen handcuffing one person and others were searching the area.
At least three people were seen emerging from the building, escorted by police. It's not know if they were hostages.
Medics, escorted by police, have been taking other people from the building.
More to come.
Yep, that is what I heard from an emailer.
ROP Alert
what's that woman got on her back "do I look like a freakin ???"
No, I am glad to hear it though.
"Officers responding to something"
Probably deploying to the synagogues. It's their sabbath tonight.
Seattle police have arrested one man who reportedly walked into the building with a handgun and began shooting.
"...A man got through security at the Jewish Federation and told staff members, "I'm a Muslim American; I'm angry at Israel," then began shooting, according to Amy Wasser-Simpson, the vice president for planning and community services for the Jewish Federation.
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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003159826_webbelltown28.html
she was taking pictures of the police activity
I'm here local. Local news said the guy said, "I'm a Muslim-American and I'm angry at Israel."
Well, for all my self-hating Jewish friends, for all my lib Seattle friends, here it is, in Seattle, the land of kumbaya. They brought it to you, now what are you going to do? Have some candle light vigil for world peace?
And people wonder why I advocate being armed...
Yep. It's the...Religion of Peace...donchya know...
Note: This June 6, 2006 "Worldwide Caution" Public Announcement is still current:
Note: The following text is a quote:
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http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_1161.html
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
This information is current as of today, Fri Jul 28 2006 17:55:12 GMT-0700.
Worldwide Caution
June 06, 2006
I love how they told "sources" told CNN he was pakistani decent implying they have an "inside scope" , they likley just were monitering local media who released that on the air..the major news networks do that all the time
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They should have known that this was a strong possibility even before this happened. Several days ago, I asked the question "Why haven't they increased the terrorist threat?"
With this going on in Israel and Lebanon, it was predictable.
Insane actions of attacking offices does not require any orders. Please don't give them such credit - odds are this is a lone gunman being an idiot, just like the next attack will be.
05:55 PM PDT on Friday, July 28, 2006
KING5.com and Wire Reports
SEATTLE – One person has been killed and at least five others have been injured in a shooting at the Jewish Federation at 2031 Third Ave. in downtown Seattle. One suspect has been taken into custody.
Police have taken one person into custody. Seattle police spokesman Rich Pruitt said police are confident that only one shooter was involved.
Sources told KING 5 the suspect is a Pakistani man with a criminal background. He is from the Tri-Cities but his citizenship is unknown. Officials are on the way to the Tri-Cities to interview his family.
According to the Seattle Times, a man got through security at the Jewish Federation and told staff members, "I'm a Muslim American; I'm angry at Israel," then began shooting, according to Amy Wasser-Simpson, the vice president for planning and community services for the Jewish Federation.
A joint terrorism task force has moved in. SWAT teams and a bomb disposal unit are at the scene. The building is still being searched and a suspect vehicle is believed to be in a nearby garage at 1930 Third Ave. Police cordoned off part of the garage but have not allowed owners to retrieve their cars until they determine there are no explosives.
Police have secured all the roofs around the building while the suspect is being questioned, to make sure no one else is involved.
was shot in the arm. They were taken to Harborview Medical Center. Another person has a knee injury.
They have not yet been identified.
Five or six people, both women and men, have been wounded, police spokesperson Jim Pugel said.
He said he didn't know if all the people who were wounded were inside the building.
The person in custody appears to be the main suspect, Pugel said.
Police don’t know how the suspect got into the building, which is said to be one of the tightest security buildings in Seattle.
The incident began around 4 p.m.
Part of Third Avenue and Second Avenue near Lenora and Stewart have been closed to traffic. Police are urging people to stay away from the area.
At least three people were seen emerging from the two-story building, escorted by police. It's not known if they were hostages. One witness said the shooter shot a woman as she was walking into the building. Another witness said she saw a woman sitting down, bleeding, outside the building.
Several witnesses said they saw a man walk up to the entrance of the building and shoot a woman in the leg. The man then walked into the building and made it up to the roof.
Witnesses said they heard one shot while the man was on the roof. The man then went back inside and witnesses said they heard several more shots.
One wounded victim was initially unable to get to an ambulance because the situation was apparently too dangerous.
It's not yet known if the incident is politically motivated. The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle says on its Web site that its mission is to "ensure Jewish survival and enhance the quality of Jewish life locally, in Israel and worldwide."
This past Sunday at Luther Burbank Park on Mercer Island, thousands of people rallied in support of Israel's right to defend itself. More than 40 community organizations stepped forward to sponsor and support the event.
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_072806WABshootingEL.3d89c1.html
CNN is dishonest--in this regard. They also tried that crap on North Korea. They said they had 'never before seen footage' of North Korean concentration camps, their 'scoop', and yet this was footage long since circulating in Japan and South Korean taken two years ago...and US media finally caught on to it. CNN figured no Americans watch foreign media, and thought they would spin to the Joe Sixpack crowd they had something 'exclusive'. And yet, they were lying, pure and simple.
Drove by our local Jewish Community Center yesterday...two patrol cars there and a uniform standing at the entrance.
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