Posted on 10/04/2002 8:29:34 PM PDT by joesnuffy
HOMELAND INSECURITY 2 'Hispanics' sought in D.C.-area hunt Be-on-lookout alert describes shooters' race
Posted: October 4, 2002 1:00 a.m. Eastern
By Paul Sperry © 2002 WorldNetDaily.com
By Paul Sperry
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Police in the Washington suburb where five people were gunned down in two days are looking for two "Hispanic" men in the fatal shootings, according to a police bulletin that federal authorities shared with WorldNetDaily.
Montgomery County Police in press conferences have described only the gender, not the race, of the two suspects -- one a driver and the other the shooter.
The be-on-the-lookout, or BOLO, alert that local police sent out earlier today to all law enforcement agencies also described in detail the "white box truck" used by the snipers.
The six-wheeled vehicle resembles a commercial delivery truck, police say. The cab is smaller than, and separate from, the large box-shaped cargo area, which is completely enclosed. The rear passenger side of the bumper has been damaged. And there is block-lettering on the side and rear of the truck.
A Montgomery County Police spokesman confirmed that the BOLO describes the suspects in the sniper slayings as "Hispanic."
But he cautioned that they could be another non-white race.
"We do not count on them being two Hispanic males," said Officer Derek Baliles. "Appearances can be interpreted. We do not want to limit anything at all."
"It's possible," he added, that the suspects could be Middle Eastern.
He also cautioned that their eyewitness account of the suspects is not solid.
Baliles says the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is examining bullet fragments in two other shootings to see if they are connected to the other five, which occurred Wednesday and Thursday.
A 72-year-old man Thursday night was shot to death on a Washington street corner. And a Virginia woman this afternoon was shot in the back at a crafts store. Her condition was not immediately known.
ATF ballistics experts have determined that a high-velocity rifle firing a .223-caliber bullet was used in at least three of the shootings. The bullet is used in hunting rifles and M-16s and makes a large wound as it enters the body.
The police spokesman says FBI profilers will put together a "word picture" Saturday morning to try to make sense of the unusual crime and come up with a possible motive.
Authorities are not ruling out terrorism.
Baliles says the Secret Service has assigned at least one agent to the case. The Office of Homeland Security and CIA are not involved, he says.
The shooters took very select shots of random strangers, and appear to be trained in marksmanship. All six victims who died were killed with a single shot, some apparently shot in the head, although Baliles would not confirm that.
The bullet is the same diameter, but it's longer and heavier than the .22 rimfire, in all in it's various versions: short, long, long-rifle, magnum, max, etc. The catridge case is much larger, which means it holds much more powder which in turn means that that heavier, longer .223 round is going much faster when it leaves the barrel. That in turn means it has much more momentum and much, much more energy. (Momentum=mass * velocity, Energy = mass * velocity * velocity / 2)
I'd forgotten about that one. I stand corrected.
And that's what it is, a guess. An educated one of course. That is the most likely catridge/bullet, if they are using mil surplus ammunition or commerical equivalent. But it seems to me these scrotes are just has likely to have something set up for a heavier bullet and higher velocities and be using other than FMJ ammunition, for better accuracy and/or longer effective range.
Clinton ignored the "average American" (as you define it) for eight years, and got a consistently high public approval rating. Buchanan listened to the "average American" in 2000, and got less than half of one percent of the vote.
The average American family would sooner save $60 a year on their grocery bill, in the form of illegal immigrants picking their produce, than save the $3000+ a year they pay in taxes just to pay for the Not-So-Great Society.
If you think the average American is with you, how about calling up 250,000 of the unorganized militia to man the border? Why wait for Uncle Sugar to do it for you?
Whoops! It's been done already. Nobody showed up.
As if any law against aliens buying firearms would stop the practice, any more than prohibitions on felons (on parole even) buying guns stops them from obtaining them if they want them. Their guns can, if necessary come in the same way drugs do. Mostly though they use stolen weapons. Stolen from civilians, from the military and police. Or weapons bought "on the left" from the Sgt. in charge of the armory, or the police weapons locker, or from the few unscrupulous gun dealers. There are lots of sources for those willing to break the law. Laws only disarm the law abiding.
The average American family would sooner save $60 a year on their grocery bill, in the form of illegal immigrants picking their produce, than save the $3000+ a year they pay in taxes just to pay for the Not-So-Great Society.
If we were allowed by the media and our politicians to tell the truth, it wouldn't take very long to educate the average American family.
If you think the average American is with you, how about calling up 250,000 of the unorganized militia to man the border? Why wait for Uncle Sugar to do it for you?
I'm glad you think of the DC politicians as "Uncle Sugar" because I sure don't.
Whoops! It's been done already. Nobody showed up.
The ones who have attempted to maintain their personal property from illegals have been harrased and/or by law enforcement. If we were allowed to show up and enforce the laws on the border, I guarantee that illegal immigration and the drug smuggling by desert would come to a screeching halt. Just a few roaming patrols could accomplish the task.
I just find it unlikely that they are using anything odd like a PPC 22 or a 22 BR Remington. Although it wouldn't surprise me if they had a heavy barrel varmint type rifle from one of our leading manufactures.
My fear is that they could have a sniper fire support team with them for the one time they get found out. One sniper and a truck load of guys with AR's. They might have other vehicles with scouts using cell phones to keep track of the cops before they shoot. To catch these guys the cops are going to have to cordon off a hit immediately after it happens, and search every car and person. I think they better be ready for a big fire fight.
That is the problem. You and your fellows need permission from the media and the government before you try to do anything about this problem...because you are all cowards.
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