Ongoing US Mass Shooting Thread 2

[direwolf]

Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus

The nuttiness continues.

2 dead, 3 more critical and 25 more injured in a Baltimore mass shooting.

baltimore-shooting

At a f***ing block party. Good grief, people just can't go anywhere down there without the fear that something like this could happen.

I was horrified watching that mother and her kids in that Cop's bodycam video posted above. It's like one minute you're at the mall with your family just going about your day in what should be a safe area and suddenly "pop, pop, pop, pop..." mass shooter situation. Notice how the mother seemed to know right away what was happening and immediately shuffled her kids away from the scene. I can't imagine living in a country where that happens so regularly. It's almost at a point down there where people will have to start buying bulletproof vests and wearing them whenever they go out.

[metallicat]

Originally Posted by Gemnoble

That's what a cop is expected to do isn't it? I mean I'm very glad he was there and actually protected and served but I'd stop short of a medal.

We need to expect this response from Police if we don't they get away with an Uvalde.

Uvalde was the exception, not the norm. Police training, at least in Canada, is focused on cops being below others in terms of priorities of life. And cops are trained to move to these threats to take them out. Whether this guy deserves a medal or not, he did what he was trained to do, and what most non-cops wouldn’t even think of doing.

[Dunnyberg]

Originally Posted by direwolf

At a f***ing block party. Good grief, people just can't go anywhere down there without the fear that something like this could happen.

I was horrified watching that mother and her kids in that Cop's bodycam video posted above. It's like one minute you're at the mall with your family just going about your day in what should be a safe area and suddenly "pop, pop, pop, pop..." mass shooter situation. Notice how the mother seemed to know right away what was happening and immediately shuffled her kids away from the scene. I can't imagine living in a country where that happens so regularly. It's almost at a point down there where people will have to start buying bulletproof vests and wearing them whenever they go out.

Somehow I doubt mass shootings at block parties are that uncommon in the States.

[Dunnyberg]

Originally Posted by metallicat

Uvalde was the exception, not the norm. Police training, at least in Canada, is focused on cops being below others in terms of priorities of life. And cops are trained to move to these threats to take them out. Whether this guy deserves a medal or not, he did what he was trained to do, and what most non-cops wouldn’t even think of doing.

Uvalde, for all intents and purposes, is basically Mexico.

[aaronck]

5 dead in Philly

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/04/us/ph...day/index.html

3 dead 8 wounded in Texas
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/04/us/fo...ths/index.html

Happy 4th of July?

[MoneyGuy]

I’d bet there will be more today, 4th of July and all.

[Mr.Coffee]

just ridiculous

[Icantwhisper]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

I’d bet there will be more today, 4th of July and all.

There was no way this thread wasn't getting bumped today, thought we might see a big one though, 12+ deaths

[Coach]

Originally Posted by Icantwhisper

There was no way this thread wasn't getting bumped today, thought we might see a big one though, 12+ deaths

The day is young.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

I’d bet there will be more today, 4th of July and all.

Well it is a fitting way to mark the holiday, nothing is more American than a mass shooting

[blankall]

Originally Posted by direwolf

At a f***ing block party. Good grief, people just can't go anywhere down there without the fear that something like this could happen.

I was horrified watching that mother and her kids in that Cop's bodycam video posted above. It's like one minute you're at the mall with your family just going about your day in what should be a safe area and suddenly "pop, pop, pop, pop..." mass shooter situation. Notice how the mother seemed to know right away what was happening and immediately shuffled her kids away from the scene. I can't imagine living in a country where that happens so regularly. It's almost at a point down there where people will have to start buying bulletproof vests and wearing them whenever they go out.

This is unfortunately a way of life in many areas of America. I went to a few bars in New Orleans off the tourist ring. It was common to have monitors in the bar showing the front door, so that if there was a conflict, people could rush out the back.

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by iggy_oi

3 kids between the ages of 3 and 12 were murdered in the attack by this coward.

The stroller and race car shopping cart you see in the video near the downed attacker hit a bit harder after reading this. Awful.

[Tsawwassen]

Nobody was fatally shot, but, 2 were trampled in the chaos.
https://www.kmbc.com/article/9-people-injured-wichita-nightclub-shooting/44410649

[Tsawwassen]

Originally Posted by aaronck

5 dead in Philly

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/04/us/ph...day/index.html

3 dead 8 wounded in Texas
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/04/us/fo...ths/index.html

Happy 4th of July?

Here we go again, thoughts and prayers.

[Hack&Lube]

Not a US style mass shooting, but we had daylight shootings at two of our most popular more upscale mall areas here in Calgary this weekend at Market Mall and Deerfoot City:

https://globalnews.ca/news/9893145/c...g-aug-12-2023/

https://globalnews.ca/news/9893181/c...g-aug-11-2023/

For Calgary, that's pretty abnormal, in areas and times most people and their families would consider safe.

[hwy19man]

Three people are dead and six others wounded after a shooting Sunday at a hookah lounge in south Seattle, authorities said.
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world...70975273&ei=98

[Doctorfever]

Finally a “good news” story for this thread. Don’t let the title fool you. This teacher wanted to make sure there aren’t extra guns in the wrong hands.

https://torontosun.com/news/world/te...-birthday-cops

When he turned 14, Bolden is accused of buying him a gun on his birthday.

Detectives traced the weapon back to Bolden. But, apparently, the boy wasn’t satisfied with one gun and wanted another, causing tension in the relationship.

[hwy19man]

At least three people killed and two in critical condition after a mass shooting by a former police officer at Southern California biker bar.
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/crime...07273eb9&ei=62
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybo...h=253fc4f223c6

[Rejean31]

Multiple deaths in Jacksonville, Florida Dollar Store shooting.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/26/us/ja...ies/index.html

[jayswin]

Sounding like it could be pretty bad. Update coming later from the city.