Posted on 07/28/2006 4:28:49 PM PDT by VNam68
Edited on 07/28/2006 4:36:15 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
At least two or three people shoot.
SEATTLE – At least two people have been shot at the Jewish Federation at 2031 Third Ave. in downtown Seattle. One or two people have been taken into custody but it's not known if they are suspects.
One person was reportedly shot in the abdomen and another in the arm. They are being taken to Harborview Medical Center.
Part of Third Avenue and Second Avenue have been closed to traffic. Police are urging people to stay away from the area. It's not known if more suspects are at large but policemen were seen handcuffing one person and others were searching the area.
At least three people were seen emerging from the building, escorted by police. It's not know if they were hostages.
Medics, escorted by police, have been taking other people from the building.
More to come.
Latest Local TV (KING 5):
Murder weapon: Unconfirmed but is reportedly a shotgun.
Victims: apparently all women, aged 19 to late 20's.
I can't even say what I think about this statement.
Thanks ARealMothersSonForever for the link.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1673983/replies?c=17
I'll take a look at it.
Ok, the link, and the original link lead me here.
Note: The following text is a quote:
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http://www.spa.gov.sa/English/details.php?id=378151
A STATEMENT BY THE ROYAL COURT
JEDDAH, JULY 25, SPA -- FOLLOWING IS THE STATEMENT ISSUED TODAY BY THE ROYAL COURT:
" THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA HAS UNDERSTAKEN THE ROLE REQUIRED OF IT BY ITS RELIGIOUS AND NATIONAL DUTY WITH REGARD TO THE SITUATION IN THE REGION AND REPERCUSSIONS OF EVENTS IN LEBANON AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES. IN THIS REGARD, IT HAS CAUTIONED, WARNED AND EXTENDED ADVICE. FURTHERMORE, IT HAS STRIVEN FROM THE FIRST MOMENT TO STOP THE AGRRESSION, MOVING ON MORE THAN ONE FRONT AND BY MORE THAN ONE MEANS, TO PERSUADE THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO FORCE ISRAEL TO AGREE TO A CEASEFIRE.
MEANWHILE, THE KINGDOM HAS DISPATCHED HRH THE FOREIGN MINISTER AND HRH THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL TO MEET H.E. THE U.S. PRESIDENT IN WASHINGTON AND INFORM HIM OF ITS VIEWS ON THE GRAVE AND UNPREDICTABLE CONSEQUENCES OF THE UNREMITTING ISRAELI AGGRESSION IF MATTERS WENT BEYOND CONTROL. THE KINGDOM HAS ALSO ASKED PERSONAL ENVOYS TO VISIT THE CAPITALS OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL'S PERMANENT MEMBER STATES TO CONVEY THE SAME MESSAGE.
THE ARABS HAVE PROCLAIMED PEACE AS A STRATEGIC OPTION FOR THE ARAB NATION. THEY PRESENTED A JUST AND DISTINCT PLAN FOR REGAINING THE OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES IN EXCHANGE FOR PEACE. THEY REFUSED TO RESPOND TO PROVOCATIONS AND IGNORED ANTI-PEACE EXTREMIST CALLS. IT SHOULD BE STATED THAT PATIENCE COULD NOT LAST FOREVER. IF THE ISRAELI MILITARY BRUTALITY PERSISTED WITH KILLINGS AND DESTRUCTION NO ONE COULD PREDICT THE CONSEQUENCES AND THAN REGRETS WILL BE IN VAIN.
THEREFORE, THE KINGDOM ADDRESSES AN APPEAL AND A WARNING TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IN ITS ENTIRETY, AS REPRESENTED BY THE U.N. AND IN PARTICULAR THE U.S.
THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA CALLS ON ALL TO ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HONEST, CONSCIOUS AND INTERNATIONAL MORAL AND HUMANITARIAN LAWS. IT ALSO WARNS ALL THAT IF THE PEACE OPTION IS REJECTED DUE TO THE ISRAELI ARROGANCE THEN ONLY THE WAR OPTION REMAINS AND NO ONE KNOWS THE REPERCUSSIONS BEFALLING THE REGION, INCLUDING WARS AND CONFLICT THAT WILL SPARE NO ONE INCLUDING THOSE WHOSE MILITARY POWER IS NOW TEMPTING THEM TO PLAY WITH FIRE.
--MORE 1625 Local Time 1325 GMT
It is almost comical watching the mainline MSM--keystone cop-like--patethically just trying to cover this up, avoiding the "I" word or the "M" word and making any connections. But, like the boy with the proverbial finger in the dyke, they cannot hold back the water of truth that is about to BUST THE DAM. It will flow and they will be humiliated. I almost feel sorry for them as the ascendency of the alternative media (blogs, FR, eyewitness reports) is totally discrediting them and they become laughingstocks the way they so clearly avoid the 800 POUND GORILLA (or in this case, guerilla) IN THE ROOM.
At least one killed during shooting at Seattle Jewish federation
One person in custody
By PHUONG CAT LE, BRAD WONG, JOHN IWASAKI AND AMY ROLPH
P-I REPORTERs
Six people were shot - one fatally - this afternoon at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle by a man who told a witness he was upset about "what was going on in Israel."
Police spokesman Rich Pruitt said there was one shooter, who was apprehended without incident outside the Jewish Federation building located on the corner of Third Avenue and Virginia Street.
"We believe it's a lone individual acting out his antagonism," said David Gomez, who heads the FBI's counterterrorism efforts in Seattle.
Authorities did not release any details about the alleged gunman and would not discuss possible motives.
"There's nothing to indicate that it's terrorism related," Gomez said. "But we're monitoring the entire situation."
Seattle Fire Department spokeswoman Helen Fitzpatrick confirmed one person had died.
Harborview spokeswoman Pamela Steele said five victims were taken to her facility, all women ranging in age from 20s to 40s. Each suffered gunshot wounds to the abdomen, knee, groin or arm. Three were in critical condition and still in the operating room. Two are in satisfactory condition.
One of the women in satisfactory condition is 20 weeks pregnant and was shot in the arm. Doctors believe she will be OK.
Authorities received a 911 call at 4:03 p.m. with reports of shots fired at the Jewish Federation and a possible hostage situation, Assistant Seattle Police Chief Nick Metz said at an early evening news conference.
Officers converged on the scene and took a man into custody without incident. At one point, the alleged gunman had been talking to a police dispatcher, Metz said.
There were more than 10 people in the Jewish Federation building at the time, Metz said.
One witness, who declined to give her name, said a man walked into the Jewish Federation building with a gun, said he was upset about what was going on in Israel, then opened fire. After the shootings, the man said to call 911, the witness said. The witness said the man identified himself as an American Muslim.
Fighting has raged in the Middle East since Hezbollah, a Shiite group based in Lebanon, went into Israel and kidnapped two Israeli soldiers and killed eight others. Israel retaliated by striking targets in Lebanon and has sent troops into the southern part of the country. Since the conflict began, more than 400 have been killed in Lebanon and more than 50 soldiers and civilians have been killed in Israel.
Witnesses to the afternoon shooting and people who work at the Jewish Federation described a chaotic, terrifying scene.
Kami Knatt works at the federation's Holocaust center. As he exited the building, she saw a wounded coworker fall down. Knatt took her sweater off and tried to stop the bleeding.
"I asked her 'are you OK'. She said no I've been shot. 'I kept saying it's going to be OK."
The victim told Knatt: "I'm going to black out, I'm going to black out." Knatt replied: "You're going to be alright."
Several workers and victims ran toward a nearby Starbucks. There was a small pool of blood outside the coffee shop.
Nathaniel Mullins, 43, was turning onto Lenora Street with his 19-year-old daughter when he heard police say "get back! get back!"
Mullins said he saw two shooting victims. "They were covered in blood," he said.
"We were scared, heck yeah. It shook me for a moment."
Zach Carstensen, who is the director of government relations for the Jewish Federation, said he heard shots and screams.
"People started running and I started running with them," Carstensen said.
Asked whether he thought his office had been targeted because of the conflict in the Mideast, Carstensen said he wasn't sure. "We're all a little shaken, he said.
Sam Peterson, 18, who lives in an apartment on Third and Blanchard, said she was walking to the Lenora Apartment Building and cutting through the corner of Sigs Barbershop when she heard at least one gunshot.
She saw a blonde woman "drop to the ground. She screamed."
Immediately after the shooting, a SWAT team searched the federation building, looking for any other victims, anyone hiding or any other possible shooters, Pruitt said.
Police blocked off several city blocks to investigate.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle was established 1926. According to its Web site, its mission is to "ensure Jewish survival and to enhance the quality of Jewish life locally, in Israel and worldwide."
Rabbi Daniel Weiner at Temple De Hirsch Sinai in Seattle, said his congregation was planning to meet in Bellevue this evening anyway, but were waiting for police to advise them on whether to go ahead with the services.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle is a fund raising and fund allocation organization.
"It is the Jewish version of the United Way," Weiner said. He said he is at a loss to understand why people in that building would be attacked.
"To delve into the mind of a clearly troubled and disturbed person is impossible," Weiner said. "It is heartbreaking to think of what is transpiring."
Iantha Sidell, past board chairman of the federation, went to Harborview after the shooting.
"This is just a disaster," she said. "We value every life. I don't know what we're going to do about it. We believe in life."
Phuong Le can be reached at 206-448-8390 or
HA! You, too, huh? :-)
And here's the FR full thread that goes with the links in post no. 503:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1673983/posts
Can you repeat that in English?
More to come. Thanks to the religion of peace!
God have mercy.
I did not read all 500 replies -- but the guy is a Pakistani national, Yoni said, confirmed by the news up there. One person died, others shot and wounded critically. He announced he was a Muslim and was angry about Israel's attacks on Hezbollah.
Hugh Hewitt quoted Free Republic, 'first to break the news.'
Thanks Be To The Almighty it wasn't an "Assault Weapon".
Yeah. If it had been an assault weapon, the one person would be even more dead.
Yeah. Just like the Serbian nationalist on a street corner in Sarajevo in 1914. Or, like Sirhan Sirhan, a lone nut, who changed the course of American history perhaps.
They are speaking EXACTLY AS THEY DID WITH THE L.A.X. terrorist shooting situation. This is so scripted and politically correct it is almost humorous. It is SO predictable. LOL.
Its the biggest GD caliber firearm you got and you keep it cocked and locked behind the front entry or next to your bed at night.
Usially refers to a 10 or 12 gauge pump. Mine is a dbl barrel 10 with 3 1/2 inch magnum shells that will launch a swarm of hand loaded OO buck out to kill as far away as 100 yards.The gun is Spanish and has 2 triggers so I can pull them both at once. A double trigger pull nearly knocks me over and my shoulder is sore for a week.
LOL
Good for Hugh! Credit where it is due.
I'm guessing media will try to keep the lid on this as much as possible. The economic repercussions of domestic terrorism won't be pretty. (Think back to the DC snipers.) I wish the powers that be would forget about PC-ness...and do what MUST be done, here and in the mideast, NOW. It's either us or them.
Levin thinks it will be big event at a mall...or someplace that we ALL go to..and that will in essence terrorize the whole country...because there are malls in all cities..
I was thinking he was going to say schools...and after Beslan, THAT has been my biggest fear.
He seemed so resigned to it, also. Bless his heart..
whatever. you win (if you wish)
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