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-Lurid Crime Tales-
DeWayne Craddock was violent with co-workers before Virginia Beach shooting: report
2019-06-03
[NYP] The gunman who shot dead 12 people at a Virginia Beach municipal building had been facing disciplinary action for a violent fight at work, according to a report.

DeWayne Craddock, 40, was still employed as an engineer with the Department of Public Utilities when he went on his shooting rampage Friday, killing 12 and injuring several others, including a cop.

But he recently started showing serious behavioral problems and got into physical "scuffles" with other city workers, a source told The New York Times.

The source told the paper that the troubles had escalated in the week leading up to the mass shooting ‐ and Craddock was involved in what it called "a violent altercation on city grounds."

Craddock reportedly knew he was facing disciplinary action for the fight when he went into the municipal building with two .45-caliber handguns, at least one of which was equipped with a sound suppressor ‐ and both of which were purchased legally.
Posted by:Besoeker

#12  Did someone say "African-American shooter with a handgun"?
Nah, not interested. Call us when it's a white guy with an AR-15.
Posted by: SteveS   2019-06-03 16:31  

#11  Shooter was African American who used handgun. They habitually skip reporting on that combination so why would this be different?
Posted by: rjschwarz   2019-06-03 13:31  

#10  And, to the speculations above, I'd add civil service (basically unfireable) and perhaps patronage hire, same thing.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-06-03 12:39  

#9  Down deep, the anti-gun crowd knows it's the person, not the gun. They just can't ever admit it. Personal responsibility and moral fiber are anathema to the prog-ject.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-06-03 12:23  

#8  I can’t help but notice that the MSM coverage of this has been far more muted than others with lesser death tolls. Curious unless you consider the demographics and the lack of narrative fit for their agenda. Bias will out is you only look critically.
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2019-06-03 11:12  

#7  President Donald Trump made an unannounced stop Sunday at McLean Bible Church in Virginia, taking a few moments to pray with congregants for the victims of the shooting that took place in Virginia Beach Friday.

Barry Bin Obama would have blamed the shooting on a youtuber video then went to Vegas.
Posted by: Woodrow   2019-06-03 07:44  

#6  Ref #5: Likely, but you also may wish to 'look for the union label'.
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-06-03 07:22  

#5  Excused because of his ethnicity? Possible.
Posted by: Woodrow   2019-06-03 07:08  

#4  Agree with #2. Has a Charles Whitman scenario feel.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-06-03 06:51  

#3  It's the name.

You name your son DeWayne, or DeShawn or DeAnjou, you set him up for a mindf##k somewhere down the road.
Posted by: Dron66046   2019-06-03 02:55  

#2  I want his cranium checked out to make sure there was not a tumor. But I digress.

It is very difficult to know who may break, but not so with those who are abusive of others to start with.
Posted by: newc   2019-06-03 02:22  

#1  The source told the paper that the troubles had escalated in the week leading up to the mass shooting ‐ and Craddock was involved in what it called "a violent altercation on city grounds."

Police notified? Charges filed? Facility access denied ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-06-03 02:04  

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