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The Straight Story

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Fri Dec 21, 2012, 06:19 PM Dec 2012

Pennsylvania gunman kills woman in church, two other people before dying in exchange with police

Pennsylvania gunman kills woman in church, two other people before dying in exchange with police

A gunman killed three people Friday in central Pennsylvania, including a woman in a church, before police shot him dead, authorities said. Three state troopers were injured, including one who was shot twice in the chest but survived thanks to his bulletproof vest.


Pennsylvania State Police said the man killed the three people at three different locations, including the church and a private home in Frankstown Township, about 75 miles west of Harrisburg.

About 9 a.m. ET, the gunman fired into the church, killing the woman, before shooting and killing a man at a private residence, police said. Those shootings may have been related, Blair County District Attorney Richard Consiglio said.

As the gunman fled, his pickup truck crashed into a second vehicle, and he shot and killed the other driver, police said. The truck subsequently crashed into a car driven by one of the troopers on Juniata Valley Road near Geeseytown, and the gunman got out and began firing. The troopers returned fire, killing the suspect, police said.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/21/16069042-pennsylvania-gunman-kills-woman-in-church-two-other-people-before-dying-in-shootout-with-police?lite

For some reason I am getting errors when searching so not sure if this was posted already.

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Pennsylvania gunman kills woman in church, two other people before dying in exchange with police (Original Post) The Straight Story Dec 2012 OP
that gal was killed because they took God out of........ Skittles Dec 2012 #1
Churches *could* have armed guards, but it'd be better if we let preachers carry assault rifles. Bucky Dec 2012 #3
Today when I've tried to do a search it says: ** 403. That’s an error. ** Tx4obama Dec 2012 #2
Here's a valid link. She was decorating the church hall for a Christmas party Bucky Dec 2012 #4
any report MichaelHarris Dec 2012 #5

Bucky

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3. Churches *could* have armed guards, but it'd be better if we let preachers carry assault rifles.
Fri Dec 21, 2012, 06:42 PM
Dec 2012

If the minister of this church had been packing heat, this tragedy could have been prevented.

End of glibness, now: This is a horrible and heart-breaking story. No one needs an assault rifle.

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