Posted on 11/28/2014 1:04:43 PM PST by Main Street
A 60-year-old man found shot to death in the Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve was a longtime writer, editor and English teacher who loved to hike in the Oakland hills park, his wife said Wednesday. David Robert Ruenzel of Oakland was found on a park trail by a woman who had reported hearing gunshots about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the East Bay Regional Park Police Department. Investigators said they were looking into whether Ruenzel had been killed during a robbery....He was also an award-winning writer and editor at Teacher Magazine. Most recently, Ruenzel worked at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which issued a statement Wednesday calling him “a beloved educator, talented writer and valued partner in our work. He will be missed greatly.” Ruenzel was shot at least twice, apparently where he was found, said park police. Officers found shell casings at the scene. No arrests have been made, but police said witnesses had seen two men on the trail just before three gunshots rang out. Police said the two were “persons of interest.” One was described as a black or of mixed race, in his late 20s or early 30s, thin, with dreadlocks, high cheekbones and a narrow face, wearing dark clothes. The second was an “out of shape” black man, 6 feet tall and 240 pounds, clean-shaven and with short hair, wearing dark clothes and a black backpack, police said. Investigators said he was described as “overly friendly.”
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Instead of going into the closet, he went into the park
Payback for Ferguson?
You’d at least think they’d find a victim less “progressive”
The progressives will be the first to hang. “Overly friendly” and unwilling to act on signs of obvious danger.
Whites are becoming demonized and targeted the way the Jews were before WW2
hhmmmm....article mentions “his wife”....but no name.
“Uh-oh, they shot a liberal. How will the liberals slant that? “
White lives don’t matter to the media.
Is his wife a real wife or a wife that says he’s a husband but pretends to be a wife ......and I’m getting confused.
Peace, serenity, safety - these are things money can’t buy.
I’m glad my life won’t be cut short by some ruthless thug because I happened to be outdoors at the wrong place at the wrong time.
Amen.
I used to live in a state where you needed permission from the police just to go shopping for a gun and carrying a pen knife was considered being "Offensively armed".
Now I live in a small town where I can walk up to the ATM outside the bank's front door, lean my shotgun against the wall while I fish out my wallet and card and the only comment from a lady entering the bank is "Is that a Mossberg Mariner? My Hubby is getting one for Christmas (But don't tell him)"
Yes. It actually happened.
Probably those pesky Amish again.
Maybe it was a gay adventure that went bad.
I’ve about ‘effin had it with whites getting offed by blacks. Nobody in the press ever correlates the fact that over 90% of inner racial murders involving black and whites, that the black is almost always the murderer!!!!
But we want to riot over that Oger Saint Michael Brown “the innocent” who clearly attacked a police officer????
I really wonder how many victims of black rage there have been since “civil rights”? It seems to me we’re closing in on Holocaust numbers, based on events like this happening daily-sometimes multiple times!
We are living in a four decade long race war instigated by the left and black libs.
He looks privileged so it is understandable.
The victim here, from the information in this article, would seem to have been a pluperfect liberal who would have embraced such notions as multiculturalism and white guilt. Look who the cops want to chat with as ‘persons of interest’ sometimes real life presents ironies no fiction writer could get away with.
In the fourth paragraph it says the wife’s name is Nancy.
Oh, that’s right.
Yup. My rural small town has gorgeous rolling vistas, eye popping mountain scenery, a tranquil ice-free river, historic small shops and safe, clean streets and unpaved alleys.
Plus a temperate climate and fresh cool air. Best of all? No gangs, no violent crime and folks are friendly and no one locks their doors around here.
Much better than any big city in America. What it lacks in convenience and sophistication it makes up for in charm and character. This is a place to hike, bike and do everything.
“Ruenzel worked at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation...”
Establishing him as a fascist.
“One was described as a black or of mixed race...”
Killed by one of Melinda’s racist pets. Too bad Melinda didn’t loan the man one of her armed guards. Oh, well. There’s plenty more of useful idiots to die for the glory of Bill and Melinda.
Oakland, Commie Central and Thug Central all in one.
Guess the red City Council will blame it on “white privilege” and “Amish gone wild”.
In their world, there is no truth.
#9: Re “I guess I’m going have to burn down my neighbor’s house”.
Matches available from Eric Holder, 945 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Wash. D.C.
If he’s not home, try the Marxist slob who heads the Dept. of Commerce, Perez.
More info is required before I give a shi’ite..for example was the victim a registered Democrat or a decent person????
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