Soldier ID'd as suspect in campground shooting of 5 people, 2 fatally, near music festival venue

[groundloop]

Last edited Wed Jun 21, 2023, 03:43 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: ABC News

A 26-year-old active-duty member of the U.S. Army has been identified as the suspected gunman who shot five people, two fatally, at a campground near a music festival in Washington state over the weekend, authorities said.

The soldier, Spc. James M. Kelly, who is stationed at the Joint Base Lewis McChord, was taken into custody after he was shot and wounded by an undercover police detective, who once served in the U.S. Marines, according to the Grant County Sheriff's Office.

The shooting unfolded about 8:25 p.m. Saturday at a campground near the Gorge Amphitheatre in Quincy, Washington, which at the time was hosting the Beyond Wonderland electronic music festival.

Kelly was treated at a hospital for his injuries and booked at the Grant County Jail on suspicion of murder, officials said.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/soldier-idd-suspect-campground-shooting-5-people-2/story?id=100269456

[marble falls]

1. Working link:

https://abcnews.go.com/US/soldier-idd-suspect-campground-shooting-5-people-2/story?id=100269456

[maxsolomon]

2. The 2 women intervened when they saw him abusing his girlfriend

He shot them dead point blank, shot his girlfriend twice, shot a security guard and a random guy.

The uncontrollable rage of young males strikes again, like it does every weekend across America. Guns make everything worse.

I think the Gorge Campground has a big problem. There's no way to search every vehicle for weapons.

[IronLionZion]

3. The answer is more guns for everyone

to defend themselves from abusive douchebags with guns

[Initech]

5. And no rules either!

[IronLionZion]

6. What part of "shall not be infringed" don't you liberals understand?

[2naSalit]

4. ...

Somehow this came into my head while reading this story...

One Time One Night in America

A wise man was telling stories to me
About the places he had been to and the things that he had seen
A quiet voice is singing something to me
An age old song 'bout the home of the brave in this land here of the free
One time one night in America
A lady dressed in white with the man she loves
Standing along the side of their pick up truck
A shot rang out in the night
Just when everything seemed right
Another headline written down in America
The guy that lived next door in three o five
Took the kids to the park and disappeared 'bout half past nine
Who will ever know how much she loved them so
That dark night alone in America
A quiet voice is singing something to me
An age old song 'bout the brave in this land here of the free
One time one night in America
Four small boys playing ball in the parking lot
A preacher, a teacher, and the other became a cop
A car skidded into the rain
Making the last little one a saint
One more light goes out in America
A young girl tosses a coin in the wishing well
She hopes for a heaven while for her there's just this hell
She gave away her life to become somebody's wife
Another wish unanswered in America
People having so much faith
Die too soon while all the rest come late
We write a song that no one sings
On a cold black stone where a lasting peace will finally bring
The sunlight plays upon my window pane
I wake up to a world that's still the same
My father said to be strong
That a good man could never do wrong
In a dream I had last night in America
A wise man was telling stories to me
About the places he had been to and the things that he had seen
A quiet voice is singing something to me
An age old song 'bout the home of the brave in this land here of the free
One time one night in America
One time one night in America
One time one night in America

[SoFlaBro]

7. Because the piece of shit MAGA crowd has a gun fetish and they are fucked in the head.

n/t

[spike jones]

8. I have read that ex-military is a common trait of mass shooters. n/t

[GP6971]

12. He's not ex-military. He's

active duty assigned to 2nd BN of the 75th Ranger Regiment at Joint Base Lewis McChord in WA state.

[iluvtennis]

9. Crazy shit. Lock. Him. Up. For Life.

[Tom Kitten]

10. Says he was high on mushrooms

"Alleged gunman in Gorge concert shooting told police he was high on mushrooms, believed the world was ending"

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2023/06/alleged-gunman-in-gorge-concert-shooting-told-police-he-was-high-on-mushrooms-believed-the-world-was-ending.html

[rockfordfile]

11. yeah. It seems they were at a messed up music event.

[jmowreader]

13. Some reporting from the local newspaper

https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2023/jun/21/investigators-release-more-details-gorge-shooting-/