more info on the Jewish Federation shooting in Seattle

[oberliner]

http://komonews.com/news/story.asp?ID=44656

Shooting In Downtown Seattle

July 28, 2006

By KOMO Staff

SEATTLE - Police and SWAT teams are responding to reports of several shots fired at or near the Jewish Federation Center at 3rd and Virginia in Downtown Seattle.

The situation is still fluid and the suspect or suspects may not be in custody yet. Video from Air 4 showed at least one, perhaps two people in police custody, but there may still be more suspects.

[Virginia Dare]

1. I'll take a wild stab in the dark here....

I could be completely off base, but I'm guessing the white supremacist wack jobs are getting stirred up like a big old hornets nest.

[liberalhistorian]

3. Unfortunately, I think you're right.

It doesn't take much to set them off, and innocent people always suffer because of it. How much you wanna bet that they're using Israel's current actions as an excuse for their murderous craziness?

God help those poor people who were shot, I hope to God no one died.

[The Blue Flower]

2. Updated

(I'm on the 23d floor of a highrise just a few blocks away on 3rd Ave, watching the SWAT cars, cop cars, ambulances, fire vehicles, EMTs go past with sirens screaming. Another EMT truck just went by. They've been responding for at least half an hour.)

Shooting In Downtown Seattle

July 28, 2006

By KOMO Staff




SEATTLE - Police and SWAT teams are responding to reports of several shots fired at or near the Jewish Federation Center at 3rd and Virginia in Downtown Seattle.

The situation is still fluid and the suspect or suspects may not be in custody yet. Video from Air 4 showed at least one, perhaps two people in police custody, but there may still be more suspects.

We have heard unconfirmed reports that several people have been shot, but exact details are not known. One person was reportedly shot in the abdomen and another in the arm. They are being taken to Seattle's Harborview Medical Center.

The surrounding area has been blocked off and police ask that you please avoid the area.

The FBI did send out warnings two days ago to Jewish organizations to be on alert due to the recent events in the Middle East, but it is too early to know if these shootings are related in any way.

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[cali]

5. That is a thoroughly

bigoted, hateful remark, and has no fucking place here at DU. Get bent.

[Bluebear]

6. And not even clever. nt

[cali]

7. Yeah, well I can't

claim my retort was so swift either, I was just so angry I spit out the first thing that came to mind.

[The Magistrate]

8. It Is No Longer Among Us, Ma'am

[cali]

9. Thank goodness for small blessings

and vigilant mods.

[cali]

10. Thank goodness for small blessings

and vigilant mods.

[uppityperson]

12. thank you sir for your quick action.

[liberalhistorian]

11. Let me guess. Some hateful wack job

made some statement along the lines of well, they deserved it because of what Israel is doing and Jews had better look out from now on, or some such bullshit to that effect. Such people are always so fucking predictable, maybe because they're only operating on one brain cell.

[cali]

13. Nope

just the opposite; some hateful wack job made a disgusting comment about Islam and Muslims.

[The Magistrate]

14. No, Ma'am

Pure bigotry against Muslims: no ifs, ands or buts about it....

[liberalhistorian]

15. Ah, well, that's just as disgusting

and inexcusable and is also, unfortunately, no surprise. I feel terrible for both Jews and Muslims right now, emotions are so high on all sides.