At Least 5 Shot, 2 Dead At West Palm Beach Wendy's

WPBF Palm Beach FL ^ | Mar 3, 2008 | WPBF

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Authorities said at least two people are dead and five injured after a shooter entered a West Palm Beach Wendy's and shot several people, WPBF News 25 reported.

A shooter apparently entered the restaurant at Cherry Road and Military Trail and shot several individuals around 12:10 p.m. Monday, Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue spokesman Don Delucia told WPBF News 25. The shooter then reportedly shot and killed himself, Delucia said.

Delucia said that at least five people have been reported injured. Authorities said at least two individuals were killed, WPBF reported.

[ExSoldier]

Remember the AWB was instigated by number of similar incidents. McDonalds, Luby's, Columbine, even the one in England contributed to the hysteria.

Actually the original AWB was instigated by a SINGLE incident that gave rise to the very term assault rifle. That was the schoolyard massacre in Stockton, CA. I think it was Cali, anyway. That was the one that started the craze for the crazies.

I feel bad for this incident, I used to go up there quite a bit this time of year: My former accountant had his office in that area, until he retired a few years ago. I always went armed in the area. But heck, except for work, I always go armed everywhere. I hope the shooter was stopped by the off duty cop. I am so glad I stopped eating fast food on doctors orders years ago. That stuff will kill ya.

[ExSoldier]

Excerpt from Wikipedia: Stockton massacre

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Date January 17, 1989

Attack type School shooting, mass murder, murder-suicide, massacre, suicide attack Weapon(s) Type 56 semi-automatic rifle Deaths 6 (including the perpetrator) Injured 30

Perpetrator(s) Patrick Purdy

The Stockton Massacre was a murder-suicide that occurred on January 17, 1989, at Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton, California, United States. Patrick Purdy killed six people (including himself) and wounded thirty. The shooting had sparked gun laws in California and notably the Federal Assault Weapons Ban.

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thank you for the update

[Vinnie]

I left S. Miami in 1984. Even then we were about a year late as far as home sales go.My BP dropped 10 points, seriously.

Moved to Raleigh NC area. I took a trip back to Miami about 6 months after leaving. I couldn’t believe I ever lived there. And I was born and raised in Miami.

You couldn’t pay me enough to move back.
I do miss sailing in the Keys sometimes though.

[quant5]

Just speculating. Tempers are rising across the nation as disposable wealth dries up for the poor and especially middle class. The potential variables of combinations of violent events due to flared tempers during economic crisis are endless.

[floriduh voter]

3 or 2 more years. But, his approval rtg is 70 per cent. It’s liberal approval ratings by Fla media polls!

[Misterioso]

Palm Springs police officer?

[Misterioso]

I’m surprised there isn’t a thread on the twin shaker’s in Oregon

Somebody been shaking the twin's again?

[dragnet2]

Tempers are rising across the nation as disposable wealth dries up for the poor and especially middle class. The potential variables of combinations of violent events due to flared tempers during economic crisis are endless.

No doubt about that. Many people are very tightly wound some are nothing more than walking time bombs Expect more of the same.

[Misterioso]

"The mayhem unfolded just after noon during the lunch hour rush at the eatery on a major suburban road lined with strip malls, car dealerships and fast food restaurants, about five miles from downtown West Palm Beach. A billboard advertising an upcoming gun show stands just behind the Wendy's."

A paragraph in the AP story linked by Drudge.

[GOPmember]

Just curious: where are people going? North Florida? Idaho? New Europe?

North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and east Tennessee are all popular destinations.

Crime, outrageous real estate costs, sky-high property taxes and homeowners insurance, overcrowding, rudeness, an overwhelming preponderance of non-Anglophones, awful schools, and overall sleaziness combine to make this a pretty lousy place to live.

If you give me a chance, though, I'll tell you what I really think. ; )

I'll be out of here in a few weeks, myself.

If this keeps up, it's going to end up being like a modified scene out of Atlas Shrugged: Miami's Middle Class Exodus

Oh, and yet another police officer was shot here today: Link

Yet another crime-filled day in sunny south Florida.

But, hey, it is  80 degrees and sunny.

[Mac1]

believe it or not, things are getting better crimewise in your country - not quite the 50s but the trend is getting there:

http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2006/data/table_01.html

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0873729.html

We think our crime is terrible, but for comparison:

http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_mur_percap-crime-murders-per-capita

[Santa Fe_Conservative]

Yes all very true. What has gone up is coverage of crime, making it seem like there is more crime than there really is, and explosive cases like these get all the attention.

The reason coverage has gone up is because the MSM thinks people secertly enjoy listening/watching such stories, or so I’ve heard.

[stan_sipple]

You mean when the nuts had 3 hots and a cot in the institutions where they belonged

[dragnet2]

Yeah, but what’s creepy nowadays, is many of these human time bombs going off, have no criminal history, or just minor stuff with no violence involved.

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Update: just when you thought it couldn't get any worse. (Breaking) Fireman, gunman dead in Wendy's shooting

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Yep, it is a village within greater Palm Beach

[Marysecretary]

Yes, we did get to live them, so we know the difference. Nobody ever shot anyone at school, didn’t even shoot up in school. Drinking was the big vice and if a girl got pregnant, she wasn’t given baby showers. She silently either went away for a few months or stayed at home. I remember a girl next door to me (she was staying there) who got pregnant and moved out of her home to the place next door, and had her schoolwork brought there daily. Rarely did they raise the child but gave it up for adoption. You could take your kids to see a movie without wondering about the violence, the language, or much of anything else. It was just a good and wholesome movie. I DO long for those good old days.

[brytlea]

I just got home and am just seeing this. We live in Delray. Whereabouts in WPB was this?
susie