Virginia Shooting Probed for Possible Link

Fox News ^ | Oct.10, 2002 | unknown

[js1138]

The truth is, soccer moms are generally Republicans.

The truth is, they all drive SUVs.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Police should emphasize the MATHEMATICAL PROBABILITY (extremely low odds) that oneself or one's loved ones will actually take a bullet from afar during this crisis in the D.C. area.

Instead the media hypes, feeds fear, facilitates terror and panic. The emotional mind shuts down the rational mind. Again, thanks to the media and their fear mongering. We already know how they always present stories about how we are going to die any moment from eating this or doing that, or otherwise breathing. They know the only way to get the American sheeple in our day and age and pop culture mindset to stick around for their slick, tabloid 10 p.m. news is to scare the urine out of them in little 5 second 'teaser' promos that tonight the world is coming to an end..."film at 11!"

Well, DAMN THEM TO HELL!

I say they have a larger social responsibility. They are acting irresponsible.

We need some common sense voices out there cooling people down that a) they will catch these bastards eventually and probably shortly; and b) the mathematical chances of one being a victim should make anyone confident to walk with their heads high and with courage as they gas up their cars, shop at the Safeway, go to a high school football game, or otherwise be an American.

[Freedom2specul8]

maryland watch ping

[Freedom2specul8]

If anyone has time today and is so inclined, you can listen to the Prince George County or Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Dispatches on the internet at http://www.sconfire.com/livedispatch.htm. The links are on the right side about halfway down.

I will try to be tuning in through out the day as well.

203 posted on 10/9/02 10:19 AM Central by Pete

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With thanks to " ET(end tyranny) " for help in compiling these..

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Maryland Sniper Shootings-FR Commentary (10-09-02)
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The DC Sniper Nest: None Dare Call it Terrorism
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MD shooting update: Shell found in VA is a .223 caliber, shooting in DC now linked too
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THE TIMELINE:

-- 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2: Windows shot at Maryland craft store. No one hurt.

-- 6:04 p.m. Wednesday: James D. Martin, 55, of Silver Spring, Md., killed in Maryland grocery store parking lot.

-- 7:41 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 3: James L. "Sonny" Buchanan, 39, of Arlington, Va., killed while cutting grass at Maryland auto dealership.

-- 8:12 a.m. Thursday: Taxi driver Prem Kumar Walekar, 54, of Olney, Md., killed at Maryland gas station.

-- 8:37 a.m. Thursday: Sarah Ramos, 34, of Silver Spring, Md., killed outside Maryland post office.

-- 9:58 a.m. Thursday: Lori Ann Lewis-Rivera, 25, of Silver Spring, Md., killed as she vacuumed her van at Maryland gas station.

-- 9:15 p.m. Thursday: Pascal Charlot, 72, of Washington, D.C, killed while standing on a street in the nation's capital.

-- 2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4: 43-year-old woman wounded in craft store parking lot in Fredericksburg, Va.

-- 8:09 a.m. Monday, Oct. 7: 13-year-old boy wounded as he is dropped off at Bowie, Md., school.

152 posted on 10/9/02 1:25 AM Central by brigette

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About 5:20 pm Wednesday: window shot out at Michael's store in Northgate Shopping Center. no one injured.

About 6 pm Wednesday:Jim Martin, 55 year old White male shot at Shoppers Food Warehouse parking lot in 2200 block of Randolph Road (Glenmont Shopping Center). a program coordinator with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a top notch professional and history buff with a unique sense of humor. Martin spearheaded the office adoption of a DC elementary school.

7:41 am Thursday: James L. Buchanan, a 39-year-old white male landscaper . Man shot while mowing a lawn at 11411 Rockville Pike (White Flint near intersection with Nicholson Lane (in front of Bryant Automobile?). Buchanan was identified as the son of a retired Montgomery County police officer.

8:10 am Thursday: Premkumar Walekar, 54, Indian from India was shot dead as he made his daily stop at a Silver Spring Mobil gas station. The cab driver from India leaves behind a wife, a daughter, and a son. Male cab driver shot while filling up at a Mobil station at the intersection of Aspen Hill Road and Connecticut Avenue. This guy worked for presidential cab.

8:37 am Thursday: Sarah Ramos, 34, of Silver Spring , Hispanic woman shot in head sitting on bench outside of the United States Post Office next to the Leisure World Retirement community in Silver Spring (on Rossmoor Road).a witness reported seeing a white van or truck speed from the post office parking lot.

9:58 am Thursday:Lori Lewis Rivera-- 25-year-old Lori Lewis Rivera white female who was gunned down while vacuuming her minivan at a gas station in Kensington Thursday morning. Woman shot in head at the Shell gas station at the intersection of Connecticut Ave and Knowles in Kensington.

9:15 pm Thursday: Pascal Charlot, 72, african american of Washington, DC, killed while standing on a street in the nation's capital. In Northwest Washington, The 72-year-old Northwest man was standing on Georgia Avenue just inside the distrcit line when he was struck by a sniper's bullet.

Michael's craft store-- On Friday afternoon, a 43-year-old woman (race unknown?) who had been loading purchases from a Michaels craft store in Fredericksburg, Virginia, was hit by a bullet that pierced her lower back, exited her chest and came to rest inside her Toyota minivan. She was in stable condition Sunday in a Fairfax hospital.

Tasker Middle school At 8:09 a.m. Monday, a 13-year-old boy (race unknown)was shot and critically wounded outside a middle school in Maryland's Prince George's County.

165 posted on 10/9/02 1:47 AM Central by Bella

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Timeline on Sniper Shootings in Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C.
The Associated Press
Published: Oct 10, 2002

Details on shootings in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

- 5:20 p.m. Oct. 2: Windows shot at craft store in the unincorporated Aspen Hill area of Montgomery County, Md. No one hurt.

1. - 6:04 p.m. Oct. 2: James D. Martin, 55, of Silver Spring, Md., killed in grocery store parking lot in Wheaton, Md. (Montgomery County)

2. - 7:41 a.m. Oct. 3: James L. "Sonny" Buchanan, 39, of Arlington, Va., killed while cutting grass auto dealership in unincorporated White Flint area. (Montgomery County)

3. - 8:12 a.m. Oct. 3: Taxi driver Prem Kumar Walekar, 54, of Olney, Md., killed at gas station in Rockville, Md. (Montgomery County)

4. - 8:37 a.m. Oct. 3: Sarah Ramos, 34, of Silver Spring, killed outside post office in Silver Spring. (Montgomery County)

5. - 9:58 a.m. Oct. 3: Lori Ann Lewis-Rivera, 25, of Silver Spring, slain as she vacuumed her van at a gas station in Kensington, Md. (Montgomery County)

6. - 9:15 p.m. Oct. 3: Pascal Charlot, 72, of Washington, D.C., killed while standing on a Washington street.

7. - 2:30 p.m. Friday: 43-year-old woman wounded in craft store parking lot in Fredericksburg, Va.

8. - 8:09 a.m. Monday: 13-year-old boy wounded as he is dropped off at school in Bowie, Md. (Prince George's County)

9. - 8:15 p.m. Wednesday: Man killed after paying for gas at a station in Manassas, Va. Possible link to previous shootings under investigation.

AP-ES-10-10-02 0841EDT

[Merovingian]

Lucy Caldwell VA State Police says that they are looking for a white van, BUT are not saying anything about TWO males.

Van has panelling along side windows in place of windows, which could look like a box truck..

[Freedom2specul8]

Thanks..

Was that from this mornings news conference? I caught the tail end of it.

I heard someone on fox news just say that foreign terrorists have not been ruled out yet.

It feels like a pendulum..swinging back and forth between foreign and domestic.. :(

[aristeides]

No death penalty in D.C. Moratorium on executions in MD (thanks to Gov. Glenspending and KKT, who wants to use it as a race-baiting issue). This guy just committed a murder in VA, which frequently executes perps. That was a big mistake.

[aristeides]

I understand I-66 has had a bunch of cameras installed.

[aristeides]

Manassas victim ID'd as Dean Harold Meyers, 53, of Gaithersburg . Hope that's not your dad.

[Cynderbean]

No thankfully it's not. Unfortunately it was probably someone elses dad. My sympathies go out to the family.


To All: This craziness really needs to stop. Perhaps this guy (or these guys) are bragging on the internet somewhere?

[Slyfox]

This guy just committed a murder in VA, which frequently executes perps. That was a big mistake.

Lucky for us he did it on VA soil. This guy may be a good shot but he didn't think ahead did he? He's beginning to slip up. That's usually when they get caught.

[AGreatPer]

Yes, soccer moms drive SUV's. At a game tonight I looked closly at the Mercedes SUV and the Cadillac SUV. Ahhhhhhh, beautiful. What is the price tags on these? Dat ain't no DemoRats drivin dose mafas. (Unless in DC parading hookers, which BTW, I have been and approached by).

I have no clue where the bad rap on soccer moms started. It is wrong.

One last point: I am an Olympic Development coach (U-16 Boys). I never, never talk politics. But, I hear the moms. Not once have I heard them talk about supporting Clinton, Gore, Dashole. I have heard them supporting Bush.

We coaches from different age groups have a brew quite often. They agree and wonder where this started.

[SSN558]

Is anybody having deja vu from the anthrax attacks ? It is a cluster of attacks all with the same MO. It is not at all like a drive by shooting, or lone nut, type of attack.

Also similiar is what many suspect. The investigators have some clues they are holding back on discussing with the public. Clues that could make the public safer and have the shooter caught quicker. Instead they are relying on the tried and failed method of pscho profiling. They will search in vain for the politically correct suspect.

If they have even a partial bullet jacket they at least know already what the twist of the rifling and land width is. This narrows down the type of rifle used considerably. Yet they hold out not wanting to spook the suspect, while they search the data bases of legal gun owners. All the while ignoring that the shooter is probability not a legal gun owner.

The trail grows cold with each passing hour. The terrorists will keep up the attacks until it gets to hot for them and then disappear, just like the anthrax attackers.

The type of sniping attacks made are hit and run, on opportunist targets. Anybody with a police scanner can stay one step ahead by going to the area of least police activity. That is the pattern.

The type of shots taken can be made with a mediocre rifle by a mediocre marksman. Any practiced marksman or hunter could be making the shots at 300 to 400 yards. Maybe 600 yards for the best with a scope.

The United States is under attack, and politicos and media jerks want to debate gun control. The United States has been under attack Since the begining of the Clinton adminstration. Hey Washington DC, maybe just one more terrorist bill, that will work won't it ? Millions of $$$$$ in pork to profilers and high tech companies to perfect the police state.

It won't take much to start the war. I predicted two weeks ago that it could be anything but most likely would be a car, truck, or gun.

End or Rant.

[rambo316]

Re: The ethnicity of the D.C. murderer. Well, it turns out I was right. There are eye witness accounts of the ethnicity of the shooters and guess what, if you already haven't heard the news? They are middle eastern.

[Neets]

Noted, thanks. I stand corrected.