They theorized that the “shooting” was ammo going off in the full on blaze. I suspect the guy was gone almost immediately after the shooting by merely removing his santa suit.
He was carrying a box when he knocked at the door and was throwing molotov cocktails or the like. 80 firefighters ... that’s blaze.
Here’s a link and quote:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-santa-suit-shooting26-2008dec26,0,4986606.story
Robin Myers, 50, who lives with her mother in the house behind the one Pardo attacked, was at home working on her computer when the attack happened.
“I heard an explosion and I went out to investigate because it was pretty loud,” Myers said. “I went outside and saw a wall of flames.”
The two-story house, located at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, was fully engulfed by fire, Los Angeles County Fire officials said. About 80 firefighters were initially kept at bay by police who feared that the gunman was still in the area. They battled flames that soared 40 to 50 feet high for an hour and a half before extinguishing the fire, according to Capt. Mike Brown.
Thanks.
I still have the Columbine High School shooting on the brain...
Police just waited until it was “safe”...
Thanks for the info! I just saw on Breitbart that the body count is now at 8.