13 Year Old Boy Shot Outside Bowie, Md. Middle School, Not Known if Sniper Related

CNN Breaking news ^ | 07 OCT 02 | DCBryan1

[DCBryan1]

13 year old boy shot infront of school. Police scanners on!

[Sacajaweau]

This is practice...Center of DC is real target.

I agree that my "what is their plan??" thoughts lean this way.

No more Rose Garden speeches....puleez Mr. President. We need your leadership through these times. You are a comfort to many of us because of your steadfastness and compassion.

Sac

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

Drudge has the siren up for this story.

[Howlin]

Look, if I'm close to a hospital, I am NOT waiting for a damn helicopter or an ambulance. Stomach wounds are DEADLY.

[Diogenesis]

Newspaper announces schools targetted 10/4/02

[mikegi]

Absolutely, if there were multiple school shootings nearby then I would be very concerned about my daughter's safety. That's my whole point. It wouldn't even have to be nearby, if there were coordinated attacks in multiple cities that targeted schools, I'd be more terrified because then there would be a legitimate fear that it could hit her school. Right now, it appears to be a single sniper out on thrill killings. Sick, but localized.

[floriduh voter]

Helicopters on scene to medivac the child and news helicopters to cover the attackers (terrorists). I think the paramedics would have known they were gunshot wounds in any event.

[spectre]

Bella...and shot more than one time at the child. Two shots, change of profile, he is starting to lose it, according to Profiler, IF it is the same person.

sw

[disraeligears]

Any report on what happened at Wal-mart?

[Howlin]

Don't say that. Please.

[Lion's Cub]

The reason this frightens me is that I cannot see a clear way to quickly counter this treat unless one of these guys is caught and rats out his terrorist buddies. Anyone else have ideas about this line of reasoning

This will only be happening in the states where the 2nd ammendment has been nullifed. In the "shall issue" states, these snipers aren't going to last long.

[Peach]

Re your question: two shootings. Re another poster - I think there was time to get to school and then this WalMart - reporters say they are very close-by.

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

Drudge has title

Shots fired at Wal-Mart

[ladyinred]

I think this is effective across the nation personally. It has me shaky and concerned, and that is one of the objectives of the enemies of this country. We have never faced this kind of evil before, and the media can't just easily profile them.

[disraeligears]

I don't think this is terrorist related. You would have had a claim of responsibility by now.

[mhking]

Fox News map of the proximity of all the shootings.

[Judith Anne]

Five minutes drive apart, according to another remark I read here on this thread.

[Freedom2specul8]

Does anyone know if other news sources confirmed fox's report that more than one shot was fired at the school?

[Jim Noble]

The mother did the right thing, unquestionably.

Time to hospital is the ONLY determinant of outcome after the fact. Heliocopters are good because they are FAST.

Not waiting for the chopper, if it is FASTER than waiting, is the right thing to do.

BTW, I am in DC with the kids today, of all days. Haven't been outside yet.

[cricket]

"two shots ? doesn't fit the m.o., but maybe that's the point ..."

. . .the m.o. so far is random. . .

[twyn1]

No clear report about Wal-Mart
--for those who are praying for the boy and his family, and for the other victims--add in a prayer that the police are given the wisdom to find this killer and find him fast