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| Virginia Shooting Linked to Crime Spree |
| 2002-10-06 |
| A bullet from an assault on a woman in Fredericksburg, Va., matches those used in the fatal shootings in Maryland and Washington, D.C., police said Saturday. Surprised me. I thought it'd be a copy-cat... Tests run by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms determined that the same weapon was used in five of the shootings over the past three days in Montgomery County, Md., and Washington. Tests were still under way to determine any connections to two other shootings in Maryland. Authorities said late Friday that .223-caliber bullets used to kill four of the victims came from the same weapon, perhaps a hunting or assault rifle. Two of the spree shootings may never be conclusively linked to other deaths, however, because the recovered bullets were in poor condition. On the other hand, since they're clustered within a few miles of each other, we can assign a relationship among them to the "probable" category... In the Virginia shooting, which occurred at around 2:30 p.m. Friday, a 43-year-old woman was shot in the back while bent over the open trunk and hatch area of her car. The woman was in serious condition Saturday at INOVA Fairfax Hospital, officials said. The Monkey County coppers aren't the DC Po'-leece, and they're getting all the assistance they need from the state and the Feds. Given just a bit of a clue, there's a good chance they'll catch this guy — or guys. ANOTHER THOUGHT: I wonder if there's any significance to the fact that there are at least two hits at Michael's Craft Shops? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
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| Posted by: Fred 2002-10-06 10:26:56 |
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| Posted by: Frank G 2002-10-06 09:40:15 |
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| Posted by: Michael 2002-10-06 13:14:19 |