Hanover County Shooting [Ashland, Virginia- North of Richmond]

[William McKinley]

Just reported. Took place outside of a Ponderosa Steakhouse. Not sure if it is related or not at this time. Police have shut down parts of I-95.

[Darlin']

Is there a line of trees this time ? I haven't heard anyone say that yet but I guess it would be kinda hard to search them at night.

[Route66]

Yes this Chief was great. He actually seemed to tell us what he knew. He said they were probably already finished searching the wooded area with dogs. They had them out almost immediately.
He estimated the wooded area was about 100 ft from the area where the man was shot.

[stlnative]

victim was 100 FEET from the wood line

[Lessismore]

Linda Franklin was in National Infrastructure Protection Center which is a fairly new branch of the FBI dealing with 'cyber terrorism'. You are right that this is moving to Homeland Security. But the FBI is not. For what is moving to Homeland Security and from where, see Homeland Security Dept. Chart.

[tubebender]

This Lt Goodman from the Hanover Sheriffs Dept.has a hell of lot more on the ball than Moose.

Dittos....

[TankerKC]

So if the cops want to look in the trunk of my car that is fine by me.

Me too. I just don't want to be handcuffed or forced to do anything.

[ingodwetrust]

Of course not but at the same time, under these circumstances, what the he%^ do you do?

[Letitring]

You notice these Cops reporting are so nice and factual, good with the media, as Chief Manger was the other night. Just wait until Moose hears this and has his fit and shuts down the entire investigation, etc. These guys are good and are answering all questions. Wonderful. Announcing next press conference. YEA. He is saying this was coordinated last week in conjunction with the STATE police. No Moose mentioned, thank GOD.

[relee]

Sniper hasn't heared, "Virgina is for LOVERS!"

Virginia IS for lovers. Last Friday's victim was from Pennsylvania. He was reported to be travelling with his wife, which was news to his wife, who was in Pennsylvania at the time.

[Texas Mom]

If it is him, he knows that he's worn out his welcome in the D.C. area.

I still think there are more than one "hims"..

[GirlShortstop]

Sorry, in war s*** happens.   agree.... so bring on the Islamacist detainee camps!

[Neenah]

Forgetting the content...that Hammond has Matthews down pat !!! ROF !!

[Mo1]

It was reprted that there is a small wooded area near by

[texasbluebell]

The sniper shootings have received more coverage than anything AQ has done since 9/11. Tell me again why it can't be them.

I'm not saying it can't be AQ. I think it's either them, or Hamas or maybe even some of our own working for foreign terrorists, or maybe a group not yet identified. I never said it can't be AQ though.

[twntaipan]

I AM NOT defending a "one-size fits all" approach. The airport stuff nauseates me greatly (I have handled taking my own shoes off okay, and I am lilly white, but when my 5 year old had to, I got mad).

I think they should profile middle-easterners, and forget the PC bs. We should close the borders immediately, regardless of the cost (and it will be high), and we should round up ALL illegal aliens and ship them out of the country. We should track every single Saudi national legally visiting the USA.

But if we keep howling loudly about our rights first before we realize that life is the most precious of those liberties and that our Muslim enemies are actively seeking to take those rights (and our lives) from us, we are already defeated because we do not have the will to do what it will take to win this war.

[Mulder]

Do you think that during WWII civil rights were more highly valued than defeating the enemy?

One other comment: Keep in mind that who most Americans define as the "enemy" is totally different from who the politicans and bureaucrats define as the "enemy".

[McLynnan]

A friend of mine in Springfield Va went to gas up at 4:30 in the morning

We used to live near Springfield and this is unreal to me. We keep in touch with many friends in Fairfax County and they are all utterly spooked.

[hole_n_one]

We'll do this (press conference) again at 12:15.....

[edwin hubble]

WTVR Channel 6 (CBS affiliate) had witnesses reporting a high powered rifle taken from stopped white van.

But this could be totally unrelated.

[md2576]

The more stuff that comes out about the psychological profile of the sniper, the less I think it is the work of a terrorist.

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