NEWSFLASH: Another shooting, approx. 9 AM, this time near Fredericksburg

The Free Lance-Star ^ | now | Jim Lakely

[seamus]

I work in a newsroom in Fredericksburg, and they heard on the police scanner that a person has been shot at a gas station at "Four Mile Fork" which is a neighborhood just south of the City of Fredericksburg.

No details yet, but I wanted to let y'all know -- and keep up the tradition of FReepers getting news first.

Pray for the victim, and pray that this is a random shooting, and that this monster's terror has not widened yet again.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Police Investigate Shooting At Fredericksburg Gas Station

Authorities Looking for White Chevy Astrovan

 

POSTED: 10:04 a.m. EDT October 11, 2002

Fredericksburg, Va. -- Virginia State Police confirm that, at about 9:40 a.m. Friday, there was a shooting at the Four Mile Fork Exxon gas station. It is located at Route 1 and Interstate 95 in Fredericksburg.

Police are looking for the white van with a ladder rack that was last seen heading northbound on Route 1.

Nothing else known at this time.

[3AngelaD]

You poor thing. I know how miserable those florescent lights are. I have banned them in my office area, but the wonderful thing was, my assistant thanked me because they made her head ache, too. We have several table lamps in both of our offices now, and the anteroom is dark. Occasionally we get comments from visitors about working in a cave, but I don't have headaches anymore, my eyes are normal, and (this probably psychological) I just feel better.

[Mo1]

Fox is talking about it now

[mhking]

nbc4.com reports that it's a Chevy Astro van with a ladder rack.

A cable TV truck?

[blam]

"WTOP White chevy astro van"

Exact same from Fox.

[cyncooper]

Ping

[ChadGore]

Thanks for the audio link.
I'm streaming now and will feed info to the post.

http://acw.activate.net/bicdc/wtopnews/wtopnews.ram North bound rt1 and I95

[alisasny]

WTOP: Exxon station right across street from state police office for Fredericksburg, in Four Mile Fork.

HOW BRAZEN!!!

If they are in persuit today I anticipate suicide by cop.

[Freedom2specul8]

Maryland Area Prayer Thread: Pray for Metro area Freepers and Families

[lizma]

Across from police barracks per WTOP

[Constitution Day]

Ping

[LiberalsWorstNightmare]

lone gun nuts don't travel in groups of multiple vehicles. if it is true they are chasing two vehicles, put two and two together what we are looking at

[Elenya]

Thanks so much to all of you for the updates, from a cable challenged FReeper. And I was just going to stop FReeping for the day. Well, I can't now... I pray today is the day they catch them (dead)!

[freedom4ever]

SOunds like a drive by type shooting. Witness says the van was at a stop light, he heard a shot and the van took off. Witness thought shot was timed just before the light changed. Massaponax, thanks alot. I'll never missspell it again.

[ChadGore]

wtop has gone back to talking about politics :(

The guest hung up!

[Guillermo]

What is "WTOP"?

[texson66]

Was there any report on the shooter jumping in the van ?
Same thing happened in the Manassas shooting. A white van was found finally and was a dead end.

[Blood of Tyrants]

If it turns out to be a Mid East terrorist, it is better to let him rot in jail for the rest of his life so the Islamfanatics cant talk about his meeting Allah. And then I would put him on life support for an additional 50 years.

[Kevin Curry]

Shots heard near some gas staion near Fredericksburg, Masoponix exit, missed the number. Live witness heard shot and saw white astro van.

Looks like they're about to corner a rat. Turn the terriers loose.

[bonfire]

D.C. Radio.