[5by5]

One way of tightening the noose on a determined random shooter would be for people to keep video cameras at hand. If you hear a shot, you tape averything within 360 degrees of where you are and turn it in. If we have a number of people trying to do this we will catch the shooter on tape.

You might think that this would be very dangerous to the person with the camera but I think not. The shooters M.O. is to take the shot and then move. They won't be hanging around to take second shots but moving fast. The camera can then catch them fleeing. The shooter depends on the chaos in the aftermath of the shot to escape. Taking a tape of the scene just after a shot can then be vital.

Just as many armed citizens can make it difficult for criminals, in this case, many citizens armed with video cmaeras can catch a shooter. I don't think that attempting to return fire on a shooter will be helpful though because it much too likely that the armed citizen will be confused with the shooter. The additional chaos only helps the shooter even more.

My guess is the shooter is a professional terrorist. Perhaps even the same one that pinned down a bunch of Israelis a couple of months ago...

[Travis McGee]

You can bet the police are checking every 7-11, Walmart, parking lot, red light camera video etc taken within ten miles of the shootings VERY carefully.

Video forensics is an exciting new field with unlimited potential.