[yukong]

IMO he lives alone. I am now leaning toward the fact that he is getting help. Help in recon. One of the early shoots they supposely found a sheet of paper with directions to the gas station. If that is true, then someone is reconning for him. Then delivering directions to him. Would suspect they don't live together. May never speak directly. Just communication of the directions to the recon spot. Either way, I think the shooter moves about and acts alone when he is out on an operation. Again, he will be someone that has on interpersonal relationships. Those are too dangerous. Again just my opinion.

[twntaipan]

That sounds like a cell with cut-outs--no direct links between members, just a common (sick) goal.

[Wordsmith]

Oh well, been lurking on these threads nonstop for over a week so I may as well drop in the occassional post. Thanks all of you for your contributions, it's really helped me keep informed. I'm in the process of figuring out how best to make my own small contribution to this war, and may be enlisting shortly in the Army National Guard.

IF these shootings are jihad-related, can we definitively rule out multiple shooters? Does the ballistic evidence merely confirm that the ammunition is the same, or does it confirm that the same weapon is being used?