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lunasun

(21,646 posts)

5. Another assault rifle shooting

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Mon Aug 12, 2019, 11:18 PM

Aug 2019

30- 40 yr old black male shooter not a vet they got him fast
From the link
"I spoke with him," Oliver Robinson, a witness, told the station. "He was walking through, and he was saying 'Who hit me? I'm looking for who hit me?' That's when I told him, 'Hey man, you don't have to go through this, put that down.' And at that time the VA police took him down
The least we can do is bring back the AWB IMO

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'We avoided tragedy': Man arrested after opening fire at Chicago VA hospital, police say [View all] groundloop Aug 2019 OP

Assault rifle toting shooter taken into custody without issue?!? Good thing he didn't FailureToCommunicate Aug 2019 #1

Excellent work by the VA officers. Julian Englis Aug 2019 #2

police response in 30 seconds Skittles Aug 2019 #3

V A hospitals have a full time police force in every medical center.. pwb Aug 2019 #9

yes, I know Skittles Aug 2019 #11

Thanks to VA police for prompt life-saving response. emmaverybo Aug 2019 #4

Another assault rifle shooting lunasun Aug 2019 #5

Attempting suicide by cop maybe? eggplant Aug 2019 #6

good point oldsoftie Aug 2019 #8

So it IS possible to stop a black man with a gun without killing him. oldsoftie Aug 2019 #7

The reason they stopped him without killing him sdfernando Aug 2019 #10