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| Suspect Arrested in Tacoma WA Mall Shootings |
| 2005-11-21 |
| A gunman opened fire inside a busy shopping mall Sunday, wounding at least six people and taking three others hostage in a music store before he surrendered to a SWAT team, authorities said. Witnesses described seeing a man walking backward through the mall, firing a rifle. At least six people were injured, one critically, as shoppers and store clerks scrambled for cover. Tacoma Police spokesman Mark Fulghum said the suspect was a young man, but he had no other details or possible motives. The gunman came out of the Sam Goody music store without a gun and surrendered to the SWAT team, Fulghum said. He said police were interviewing the victims and the three hostages - two men and a woman - to determine what happened during the nearly four hours he was inside. Authorities said they began getting calls about 12:15 p.m. that shots had been fired inside the Tacoma Mall. The first caller said there was a gunman, "He was in the mall, walking along, firing," Fulghum said. State Patrol and police units from nearby agencies clustered around an entrance at the south end. Six people were taken to hospitals, most with minor injuries, according to Tacoma Fire Department Deputy Chief Jon Lendosky. One person was in critical condition at Tacoma General Hospital, spokesman Todd Kelley said. |
| Posted by:Pappy |
| #10 Actually, WA is a "shall issue" state; I live in OR, and have a CCW there, and was easily able to obtain a WA CCW by simply applying. So it seems not many people take advantage of being armed. Too bad, there are 2 excellent firearms schools up there; Insights training and Seattle firearms academy. |
| Posted by: RKBA supporter 2005-11-21 11:58 |
| #9 we do get a pretty good share of crazies up here though, its a combo of the weather and the heavy PC atmosphere me thinks. |
| Posted by: bk 2005-11-21 11:29 |
| #8 also the weather has really been foggy lately, extremely dreary around here. |
| Posted by: bk 2005-11-21 11:27 |
| #7 you guys probably didnt know that Washington is a great example of the RED BLUE polorization states. Everything outside the Puget Sound East Side Corridor and a little of the West, is very conservative. The huge Metro areas of course are very liberal,VERY! Thus there is always a pretty good debate going on between the polotics of Spokane vs Seattle. |
| Posted by: bk 2005-11-21 11:26 |
| #6 "...Court records show Maldonado has an extensive juvenile criminal history dating back to 1998. He has been convicted of burglary, theft and possession of burglary tools and he had been ordered not to possess any weapons, the Times reported." Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? Any good leftie knows that even law-abiding citizens can't possess any weapons in WA State anyways, so why was this an "order"? (/sarcasm off/) |
| Posted by: BA 2005-11-21 09:53 |
| #5 Washington state does have the three-strikes rule. Of course that doesn't mean they enforce it. Someone probably has a program to release them -- all on the name of diversity of course. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-11-21 09:28 |
| #4 "...Court records show Maldonado has an extensive juvenile criminal history dating back to 1998. He has been convicted of burglary, theft and possession of burglary tools and he had been ordered not to possess any weapons, the Times reported." Three convictions and he was on the street anyway. Maybe its time for Washington State will rethink their sentencing guidelines. |
| Posted by: mhw 2005-11-21 09:18 |
| #3 A Young Man with a Long Criminal Recors? How could that be? |
| Posted by: Gleamp Elmereling2611 2005-11-21 08:24 |
| #2 News this morning mentioned the shooter had a "long criminal record". Prison convert? |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-11-21 06:02 |
| #1 Another crazed Unitarian? |
| Posted by: Shinemp Thitch3851 2005-11-21 00:25 |