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Student Gunman Arrested At St. John's
A psycho campus copycat? Or is Omesh a non-Christian, non-Hindu psycho? Omesh kinda, sorta sounds like a name that might belong to a member of the RoP (and they're pretty common down around Trinidad & Guyana - remember the guys that wanted to blow up the fuel lines to JFK Airport?)NEW YORK -- A St. John's University student with a suspected history of mental problems was arrested on the Queens campus with a rifle and a Halloween-style mask, possibly of President Bush, police said Wednesday. Police sources said the suspect, Omesh Hiraman, 23, told police that he was acting alone and walked across campus with the gun. Hiraman did not give any reason why. A campus security officer, a student and a cadet taking courses at Queenss campus tackled Hiraman. Police sources said Hiraman was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, camouflage pants, and the mask. Nobody was hurt but the campus went into lockdown in mid afternoon as students furiously sent text messages to each other and their parents about the gunman, law enforcement sources said. Hiraman had been carrying the weapon in a bag, according to a posting on the St. John's University website. Police sources said the gun was a front-loading, .40-caliber Wolf rifle. Police searched Hiraman's dormitory and investigated whether he might have stopped taking his medications, according to a law enforcement source. Police said Hiraman was wearing a costume mask that appeared to be of President Bush. Officials said he cut the mask off below the eyes. Police launched a massive response, sending in heavily armed emergency service units and flying a police helicopter overhead the campus of the Catholic University on Union Turnpike in Jamaica. St. John's had recently upgraded its security and communications systems and was sending warning messages about the gunman at 2:30 p.m. Classes were canceled and the university was in complete lock down. The St. John's University Web site issued this advisory: "A male with a rifle in a bag was apprehended on St. John's Queens campus today. Public Safety officers quickly disarmed the suspect and have turned him over to NYPD. Additional information will be forthcoming as it becomes available." A press release from St. John's read: "At this time, the NYPD has a heavy presence on the Queens campus and are conducting an extensive and thorough search of all buildings and facilities. Students have been instructed to stay inside their classrooms and buildings until further notice." Investigators searched Hirmans parents East Elmhurst Home Wednesday. Posted by: Glenmore 2007-09-26 |
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