Dad pursued Ariz. massacre suspect before shooting

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Dad pursued Ariz. massacre suspect before shooting
By AMANDA LEE MYERS and JUSTIN PRITCHARD
Associated Press

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Mysterious black bag in hand, Jared Loughner ran into the desert, his angry father stopping pursuit in his truck.

Hours after Randy Loughner's futile confrontation with his 22-year-old son Saturday morning, six people were shot dead and more than a dozen others wounded - and Jared Loughner was in custody.

The sheriff's deputies who swarmed the Loughners' house removed what they describe as evidence Jared Loughner was targeting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who doctors said Tuesday was breathing on her own for the first time after taking a bullet to the forehead. Among the handwritten notes was one with the words "Die, bitch," which authorities told The Associated Press they believe was a reference to Giffords.

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On the morning of the shooting, a mumbling Jared Loughner fled after his father asked him why he was removing a black bag from the trunk of a family car, said Nanos and Rick Kastigar, chief of the department's investigations bureau. Investigators are still searching for the bag.

http://www.wrcbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=13826431

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1. Thanks for the recs..

here's a :kick: back to the top...

[Hubert Flottz]

2. K&R

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5. Thank you n/t

[SoCalDem]

3. Too bad he did not call the police

and at least report that his "disturbed son" had run away with a suspicious black bag taken from the car. Perhaps they would have done nothing, but if they had...well... we'll never know.

[Ghost in the Machine]

6. Yeah, hindsight is always 20/20...

Then again, we don't know what the father thought might be in the bag, either. Who knows at this point?

[MineralMan]

4. Google "handgun bag"

Lots and lots of black bags designed to carry handguns and their accessories. I imagine that's what the bag was.

[Ghost in the Machine]

7. That very well could be, but we don't really have a description of the bag..

On the rare occasion that mine leaves my house, I have stuck my pistol in a shaving kit bag, as well as in my laptop bag.

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8. Afternoon kick