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03 April 2007

Yikes. A man just shot a woman down in the atrium of CNN Center, about half an hour ago. The police nabbed him, and I'm very glad I work in the other end of the building.

post by: BoringPostcards at: 13:16 | 21 comments

Jesus. Glad you're ok, BP.

That's insane.

posted by CitrusFreak12 03 April | 13:32

I love this -- Watch bleeding victim on floor, suspect at gunpoint . Um, no thanks.

"Domestic situation" here = one more man-kills-girlfriend/wife story.

posted by Claudia_SF 03 April | 13:35

Yikes, indeed.

It sounds like the guy knew the woman, it wasn't just a random shooting? Not that it makes the shooting any better, but it probably helps the other people in the building feel a bit less out of control.

But, yeah... yikes.

posted by occhiblu 03 April | 13:36

(Claudia_SF, are you ClaudiaCenter? Or a different Claudia? Welcome, either way!)

posted by occhiblu 03 April | 13:37

Yeah, it was very much an argument between two people, not one of those random shooting things. I'm just glad they nabbed the guy right away (and it was our security guards, not the cops who got him) and we didn't have him running around loose.

posted by BoringPostcards 03 April | 13:39

Hi, wave, wave! Yes, it's ClaudiaCenter, trying out a different name over here. (I needed more things to do at work besides work, you know.)

posted by Claudia_SF 03 April | 13:44

Yay, it's ClaudiaCenter / Claudia_SF! I'm glad you're here!

BP, yes, people with guns running around loose is not a good thing. Glad everyone else is ok, and I hope the woman who was hurt pulls through.

posted by occhiblu 03 April | 13:51

Oh geeez. I'm glad you're okay, BP.

posted by deborah 03 April | 13:58

OMG BP, that sucks and is so scary!

posted by mygothlaundry 03 April | 14:25

A man just shot a woman down in the atrium...

Ouch! It's probably better to get shot somewhere fleshy, like in the thigh...

posted by shane 03 April | 14:28

How scary. I was relieved to read that the woman was injured and not killed.

posted by LoriFLA 03 April | 14:30

yikes! So scary! Glad you're ok. Glad random woman who was shot is too. well, "ok" as in "alive"

posted by dabitch 03 April | 15:02

The woman has died (according to CNN).

posted by Claudia_SF 03 April | 15:24

posted by occhiblu 03 April | 15:31

That's just horrifying.

posted by ethylene 03 April | 16:08

This happened yesterday at the University of Washington, just a couple buildings over from where I used to work 10 years ago. The woman had done everything she could to get away from her stalker, including moving at least once, alerting all her co-workers, and getting a restraining order - but he still shot her.

posted by matildaben 03 April | 16:27

"Intimate homicide" by the DOJ, here.

About one third of female murder victims were killed by an intimate. About 3% of male murder victims were killed by an intimate.

posted by Claudia_SF 03 April | 16:30

:( so tragic.

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posted by dabitch 03 April | 16:59

Poor thing. She had a restraining order against him, too.

posted by redvixen 03 April | 18:23

What does "pimp'n" mean in that context?

posted by mischief 03 April | 19:49

EEEEE BoringPostcards!

posted by brujita 03 April | 23:46

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