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'Several' fatalities in Virginia shooting: police
AFP ^ | 1/19/10

Posted on 01/19/2010 5:33:45 PM PST by milford421

'Several' fatalities in Virginia shooting: police (AFP) – 2 hours ago WASHINGTON — A shooting in Virginia on Tuesday caused "several fatalities," and law enforcement officials were still searching for the gunman, state police said....

"There is just one male suspect," he added....

"When the deputy arrived on scene, the deputy heard several gun shots and he in turn contacted his dispatch center and they dispatched several more of their deputies to the scene along with contacting the Virginia state police for assistance," Molnar said....

(Excerpt) Read more at google.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: appomattox; banglist; domesticviolence; shooting; shootingrampage; speight; virginia
Apologies if this has been posted already. Freeper updates appreciated.

"There were no immediate details on the casualties or indication about the gunman's motive."

1 posted on 01/19/2010 5:33:45 PM PST by milford421
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To: milford421

Must have caught his family voting for Brown with pre-marked ballots.


2 posted on 01/19/2010 5:37:06 PM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: milford421

I’ve been trying to follow this on the Lynchburg newspaper website newsadvance.com. They’re giving fairly frequent updates. They say a state police helicopter had to land because the suspect hit it with gunfire.


3 posted on 01/19/2010 5:39:52 PM PST by Wage Slave (Good fences make good neighbors. -- Robert Frost)
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To: milford421

For those wondering: somewhere in Appomattox, Va.


4 posted on 01/19/2010 5:45:35 PM PST by theDentist (fybo; qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
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To: Wage Slave

Thank you. Found an additional link for that info:

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/01/19/Deaths-reported-in-Virginia-shooting/UPI-52021263948180/

Any further updates appreciated Wage.


5 posted on 01/19/2010 5:46:05 PM PST by milford421 (U.N. OUT OF U.S.)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

If this story were from MA, your comment might be at least slightly relevant.


6 posted on 01/19/2010 5:57:15 PM PST by Dan Middleton
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To: theDentist

Thank you.
Wasn’t there a gruesome murder near there recently? Boyfriend (or ex) shot the family of the girlfriend. Cannot remember if she was involved or killed.
Drawing on fuzzy memory.


7 posted on 01/19/2010 6:06:07 PM PST by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: milford421

Eight people killed according to newsadvance.com. No further details yet.


8 posted on 01/19/2010 6:11:19 PM PST by Wage Slave (Good fences make good neighbors. -- Robert Frost)
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To: Protect the Bill of Rights

Farmville (Longwood University), about 45 minutes or so east.


9 posted on 01/19/2010 6:55:09 PM PST by Corin Stormhands (01/16/2010 - The End of an Eyebrow)
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To: milford421

Ex-military. They’re searching the woods.

Hit the police helicopter and caused it to have to land.


10 posted on 01/19/2010 7:04:20 PM PST by Corin Stormhands (01/16/2010 - The End of an Eyebrow)
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To: Corin Stormhands

http://www.wset.com/news/stories/0110/697477.html


11 posted on 01/19/2010 7:07:17 PM PST by Corin Stormhands (01/16/2010 - The End of an Eyebrow)
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To: milford421

Suspect identified; still at large.

From the NewsAdvance website:

UPDATE 10:40 p.m.: APPOMATTOX – State Police said eight people were killed in an Appomattox County shooting Tuesday afternoon that sparked a manhunt involving more than 150 police officers from throughout the region.

A state police spokesman said at a 10:15 p.m. news conference that Christopher Speight, 39, of Appomattox was the suspect in the killings.

Speight was still at large as of 10:15 p.m. and was believed to be in the rural area where the eight were killed. He is considered armed and dangerous.

State Police Sgt. Thomas Molnar said during a 7 p.m. news conference that law enforcement had the suspect cornered in a small wooded area behind a home off Snapps Mill Road between Concord and the Town of Appomattox, north of U.S. 460.


12 posted on 01/19/2010 8:23:28 PM PST by Hunton Peck
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To: milford421

The story also states that the dead include Speight’s wife and son, and another teenage boy.

Prayers for all the dead and suffering innocents and for the safety of those still at risk.


13 posted on 01/19/2010 8:28:42 PM PST by Hunton Peck
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To: Dan Middleton
If this story were from MA, your comment might be at least slightly relevant.

I thought it was relevant since Democrat voters can come from anywhere. Next....?

14 posted on 01/19/2010 8:50:33 PM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: Hunton Peck

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/
Eight dead. Suspect still at large.


15 posted on 01/19/2010 8:53:03 PM PST by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: Hunton Peck

2 traffic violations (speeding and defective break lights). Other than that, a renewal of his CWP this year. I only checked Appomattox County, could be something elsewhere.

Wonder if he has just been lucky avoiding the system or if he snapped.


16 posted on 01/19/2010 9:05:04 PM PST by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: Hunton Peck

Thanks for the update.


17 posted on 01/20/2010 3:49:40 AM PST by milford421 (U.N. OUT OF U.S.)
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To: Corin Stormhands

Thanks for posting the link.


18 posted on 01/20/2010 3:50:24 AM PST by milford421 (U.N. OUT OF U.S.)
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To: milford421

The guy turned himself in this morning.


19 posted on 01/20/2010 6:17:33 AM PST by Corin Stormhands (Congratulations Senator-Elect Brown)
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