BREAKING: One more shooting in DC area

FOXNEWS

[rintense]

FOXNEWS just reported that another shooting has happened in the DC area (Prince George?). A man was shot an killed at a gas station.

[Brytani]

While I am 100% for firearms ownership, I fail to see how carrying a gun would have saved any of these people.

[freeperfromnj]

also breaking tonight:

FBI Warns Law Enforcement Agencies of Possible Attack, but Code Yellow Alert Remains

The Associated Press

Published: Oct 10, 2002

WASHINGTON (AP) - FBI officials warned state and local authorities Wednesday that recent taped statements by al-Qaida leaders may signal that another attack on the United States has been approved.

The agency said, however, the alert remains code yellow - "significant risk" - because officials do not have any specific information detailing where and when an attack may occur. Yellow is the third-highest of five threat levels.

In an audio taped message that aired Sunday on the Arab satellite TV station al-Jazeera, Osama bin Laden refers to al-Qaida "targeting key sectors of the U.S. economy," the FBI noted.

Bin Laden's senior deputy, Ayman Al-Zawahir, repeated the threat in another audio taped interview released Thursday.

"The group's leaders have said that they aim to undermine what they see as the backbone of U.S. power, the economy," the FBI said in a statement.

The FBI said its concerns were heightened by comments from al-Qaida detainees who interpreted the taped remarks as a sign of an attack.

White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said earlier in the day information on the Al-Zawahir recording would be shared with law enforcement officers but would not prompt the government to raise the threat level.

The FBI urged law enforcement agencies to take extra precautions to "detect, disrupt, deter, and defend against potential attacks" against the nation, at home and abroad.

So, do you expect we'll be at code orange by tomorrow?

[relee]

It's been nearly four hours; did the cops say it was a shotgun or rifle yet?

They have not said too much yet. There's a news conference scheduled for 12:30. We should know more then.

[Shooter 2.5]

If you have a CCW, your Sig should be less than 2 seconds away.

Practice, practice, practice.

[Joe Hadenuf]

No, I don't think anything has been confirmed or put out. No one knows at this point. But bet the rent, the cops on the scene already know if this is a shotgun wound or a rifle wound...And there has got to be good wits if this was a close up shotgun shooting......

[Fred Mertz]

Or are they waiting until the sheeple go to bed to announce that it was a .223 caliber round to the head?

[Freedom2specul8]

Yessir, missouri yankee.. :)

THanks for the history tid bit. I had never heard of it before. Bull run doesn't even ring a bell at this point. (Wasn't that a baseball movie?) :D

[The Other Harry]

Hey, Harry! I notice you're saying we now. Left California behind and planted your roots down firmly in Virginia, I see! :^)

Damn right.

I had to do some work at the library to justify it, but I got it done. I have roots here.

[Shermy]

MSNBC feed on the net - an LOE says 12:30 briefing is off. Speaker still in a meeting.

[Freedom2specul8]

Ok, I'll keep adding it until people start complaining. I hope fox news will continue to leave it up on their website.. I don't have a website to copy and post it too.

[JulieRNR21]

Now I do know that one...it was Bull Durham!

[Sacajaweau]

It certainly could be that his name is Michael and I keep it in the possibility file... but

I'm inclined to think that these little Mall sites are more or less duplicate layouts...with typical green spaces and multiple exits and that they were all visited previous to the hits.

I think that the assumption that the guy was in a vehicle rather than on foot was the "big miss" in the early part of the investigation.

Sac

[knak]

I have not been involved much in this discussion, but have kept up with the story and the theories. The terrorism theory is interesting, but it makes me wonder if it was/is terrorism why are these two guys the only ones doing it? Are they the only ones instructed? Should we expect this sort of pattern to spread to other parts of the country as other terrorists get on the bandwagon? What do you all think?

[scoopscandal]

Thanks :-)

[WRhine]

I hope you are wrong.

I'm not saying it's one guy. I'm saying that given what has been released to the public we don't know how many killers are involved.

[bluefish]

Isn't this number two at a gas station? What would happen if people stop going to gas stations. Come to think of it, my tank is empty and I need to fill up on the way to work.

[zeaal]

Is there something with the names of the towns the killings are happening in?

Can someone please list the town names in order of the killings?

Thanks.

[The Other Harry]

Prince William County Police Public Information Officer Sergeant Kim Chinn speaks to the press...

Is there some way to get a date with this woman?

[Joe Hadenuf]

Could be Fred....

[PureSolace]

Bin Laden's senior deputy, Ayman Al-Zawahir, repeated the threat in another audio taped interview released Thursday.

"The group's leaders have said that they aim to undermine what they see as the backbone of U.S. power, the economy," the FBI said in a statement.

So are we to conclude the democRATS are working for Al-Qaida?