Sniper Search near Seattle (digging for evidence)

Local NBC News Channel | Oct 23, 02 | MSNBC

[spycatcher]

MSNBC reporting sniper related digging and searching of a building in Tacoma WA. FBI is involved. May be related to something the sniper told police

[ConservativeMan55]

Oct 2nd is the official date..but wasn't there a shooting at a bar on Sept 23rd?
This shooting was never confirmed to be the sniper, but it was random, and the shooter was never caught.

[spycatcher]

They're looking into a former Ft Lewis soldier now, but he may just be a piece of the puzzle, not the sniper

[shadeaud]

According to MSNBC the authorities are looking into the history of a Ft.Lewis soldier. Wonder what that's all about

[spokeshave]

What about the earlier liquor store shooting on September 14th....? bullet fragmented....similar to 0.233 wounds....could be DC sniper first run....zeroing in the machinery if you will...

[LisaAnne]

If they are looking for bullets in the tree stump, then I would think the metal detectors are being used to find any casings. Speculate, speculate. :)

[Kerberos]

Fox News is saying there will be other searches throughout the rest of the evening.

[who knows what evil?]

I have been on the phone with my sister (not the one that went to Target). I wish I could say more of what she said, oh geez, she won't let me say anything and if arrests are made and she is right I will not have been able to tell you guys before hand what she is telling me. I could SCREAM, I can't share this. But if it pans out, I can tell you later, I promise I will.

I asked her if I could share it and she told me she wouldn't tell me another word and then realized she was on her cell phone telling me this stuff and said she better get off.

Is THIS on-going situation what you were making reference to last night?

[marajade]

Shep just confirmed they are looking for someone related to the case who was a military person at Ft. Lewis.

[Joe Hadenuf]

Looking for a complete address on this location....

[snickeroon]

Un-Blippin'-Believable!!!!! Came up with this theory last week thanks to Michael Savage, who was talking about Moose's former job...... Portland.....bells went off about the Portland arrest.... now we're in Tacoma????

Any connections in the Tacoma and the Portland cell????

[Arkinsaw]

Please don't let this be one of the good guys gone bad...

From what Shep is saying your nightmare might be a distinct possibility.

[Vortex]

neighbors would complain ...

I guess they did.

[sweetliberty]

I hope to God that it isn't something like multiple buried suitcase nukes.

They're saying that they are only searching for shell casings but that doesn't seem to add up to me. Something is being left out. I don't think they would go through this thorough a search for nothing more than a few shell casings.

[terilyn]

I hadn't heard that, but I'm not surprised considering they had said before that the letter was written in very broken English.

Thanks for the info!

[Howlin]

Fox gave the complete address about 20 minutes ago, but I missed it. Maybe they will give it again -- or they have it on their website.

[templar]

I don't know if brass will ring a metal detector

I'm not for sure, but I think anything that conducts electricity can be detected with the right setup.

[floriduh voter]

They're putting bulky items covered by a silver tarp into the U-Haul Van. "In other locations around the country." That's the part that gives me chills. WHAT OTHER LOCATIONS? Checking background of person who lives there. A former Ft. Lewis soldier. Looking into his background not that he's involved. DC contacted Pacific Northwest of this yard. SHEP cannot confirm any of this. Well, maybe this former FT. Lewis solder converted to Islam. Maybe he also converted in jail.

I still think it's sleeper related. Too many safe houses around MD for him to hide. Connections to immigrants. New islam pals? Just debating with myself.

[Salvation]

My new theory: the sniper is an excon who was busted by Moose years ago. The sniper murdered someone in Seattle, stolen the credit card, and headed to DC for revenge.

With all the al-Qaeda types out here in Oregon and Washington I am thinking more along those lines. I have always thought this was terrorist related. And it has driven me nuts that they have not entertained that theory actively. Wonder if they will change their tune?

[GovernmentShrinker]

Nor would they need a U-Haul to cart them away.

[Iron Eagle]

Bo is one of most decorated NYC police detectives ever. He may play a role with Imus, but the man is no fool.