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8th Killing Linked to Sniper

Posted on 10/11/2002 10:29:57 PM PDT by GulliverSwift

8th Killing Linked to Sniper

By Carol Morello and Josh White Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, October 11, 2002; 10:13 PM

A Philadelphia man was fatally shot at a Spotsylvania gas station as a state police trooper investigated a traffic accident across the street, launching a massive and frustrating search for the gunman and sparking fears that the sniper stalking the Washington area had struck again.

Law enforcement sources said last night that ballistic evidence conclusively links the shooting of Kenneth Bridges, 53, to the sniper who has killed seven others and wounded two in the Washington region – each time slipping away undetected.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: sniper; virginia
The police also admitted looking for white vans is kind of impossible, since they're are extremely common, just like how I said in another thread. Here
1 posted on 10/11/2002 10:29:57 PM PDT by GulliverSwift
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To: GulliverSwift
I own an Auto Body Shop in Kensington Md. and we need to stop looking for White Vans and start looking for the sniper.
2 posted on 10/11/2002 10:50:34 PM PDT by MJY1288
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Stay safe! I'm so worried about this.
3 posted on 10/12/2002 12:10:00 AM PDT by DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
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To: MJY1288
Please be careful.

This guy is on a mission and not real particular about who he hits next.

Stay safe friend!
4 posted on 10/12/2002 12:27:35 AM PDT by terilyn
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To: GulliverSwift
The police also admitted looking for white vans is kind of impossible, since they're are extremely common, just like how I said in another thread

Another factor here is that the driver (a woman) of the white van that was spotted driving away in a rush may simply have been driving away in fear of getting shot..

5 posted on 10/12/2002 8:07:31 AM PDT by FormerLurker
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