Posted on 10/14/2002 7:00:03 PM PDT by xjcsa
CNN Headline News is reporting that a woman has been shot near a Home Depot in Falls Church, VA, and that authorities are investigating whether this is another sniper attack.
Breaking now....
From Seven Corners, Wilson Blvd. is an arterial street that parallels US 50 eastward into Rosslyn, where he could either hit I-66 and the Roosevelt Bridge, or hop the Key Bridge into Georgetown. Also in Rosslyn, he could hit the GW Pkwy in either direction, and on the DC side, River Rd. and the Clara Barton Pkwy would take him back out to the Beltway well above the police cordons.
There are several other roads that could get someone around these cordons fairly easily, I'm afraid.
Leni
You may want to turn yourself in. Just kidding. But you stereotyped olive-skinned people do when you *SOME*, suggestion some or most do smell.
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Really? Look at the noise over this. It's all over the media. Growing every day. Lot's of focus on one place. Assets and manpower being moved to one spot. Makes folks want to drop their guards if they are not local.
So far, one thing is obvious. Nothing is obvious. That being the case the main thing to consider is the most recent event that would lead to this kind of activity. And that's 9/11.
The moon people are first on the list until they are not....
But you wanna bet it's the same caliber weapon in this specific incident?
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