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Being so close to the Beltway, is probably why they got away. By the time police get there and start shutting down exit routes, the shooter is already out of the area. Even if its only 5 minutes, its long enough for the shooter to get away. :(

[xsmommy]

i don't know, the cycles to get through the dang lights in 7 Corners takes a few minutes each. i don't see him getting to the Beltway all that quickly, and that presumes that he was traveling westbound on Route 50 to even have him pointing in the proper direction. There is no quick in or out of this shopping center area. But i do want to hear more from whomever supposedly saw him exit the vehicle and take the shot. I am curious where that was, and then it would indicate which direction he was traveling to/from.

[vollmond]

This shooting really shook me up last night. On Saturday afternoon, I stopped for gas at the (Exxon, I think) gas station on the other side of Route 50 from the Home Depot. I specifically chose that station because it was inside the beltway, and didn't have a straight and easy path to any of the interstates. I thought it would be too risky for the shooter to show up there. So much for that thought.

My girlfriend and I are shutting down for a few days. I'm riding the Metro to work, and we're going nowhere until we feel safe again. If there are a couple more shootings like this without catching the perp(s), they'll probably cancel the Marine Corp Marathon.