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-Lurid Crime Tales-
No One Wants to Call it a "Sniper"
2006-09-20
No one wants to use the term "sniper." The word has some fairly ugly connotations in the Washington area. But someone took a shot at a dump truck rolling down northbound Interstate 395 in the Alexandria area yesterday morning, piercing a passenger-side window and driving a shard of glass into the driver's right arm, state police said. The driver was not seriously hurt.
The cops were looking in my building yesterday, and I heard the cops on my roof. If I lived in Toledo, Ohio, this would certainly be 'local'. But in DC, the home of the converted-muslim snipers that killed ten people a three years ago, well.... this might be the start of something larger. I certainly hope not.
In October 2002, a sniper shot 13 people, 10 fatally, over a three-week period in the Washington region. None of the victims was in a moving vehicle. The shootings caused schools to lock down, events to be canceled and fear to dominate the area, before John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo were arrested.
On a fluke. Cops questioned him about sleeping in his car, but missed the small hole in the trunk where the rifle barrel protruded.

Coulda been local gun sex, I suppose....
Thx for the story, Bobby, and let's keep an eye on this one. AoS.
Posted by:Bobby

#4  Sorry, Mcsegeek...I musta swallowed the MSM version. I believe you are correct, but he was also questioned and released. That's the part the MSM would've liked....
Posted by: Bobby   2006-09-20 12:56  

#3  Friend of mines father somehow got a bullet hole through his engine block while driving on the freeway. This year in Southern California.

Could have been a stray gang-banger bullet for all I know, still it's a scary thought.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2006-09-20 11:55  

#2  Technically, the 2002 snipers weren't locals. They came to town from Washington State specifically to terrorize JAM's ex-wife. And no, I'm not too happy about a reprise. Didn't like looking over my shoulder at gas stations four years ago, don't wanna go through it again. Plus it gives more ammo to the gun-grabbers.
Posted by: Seafarious   2006-09-20 11:54  

#1  On a fluke. Cops questioned him about sleeping in his car, but missed the small hole in the trunk where the rifle barrel protruded.

They weren't caught on a fluke. The investigation tied JAM to shootings in another state, they were able to identify him, and determine what kind of car he was driving, and put out a BOLO. This BOLO was broadcast nationwide. A truck driver at a rest area spotted the vehicle, in which JAM and LBM were sleeping. They called in the SWAT team and sprung on them while they were still sleeping at the rest area. This was good, solid investigative work that paid off...not a fluke.
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2006-09-20 11:42  

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