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mr_lebowski

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41. So the cops showed up and evacuated people because of some gunshots?
Fri Dec 25, 2020, 07:52 PM
Dec 2020

That seems odd.

Or did they do so because of the RV blasting the message, and if so, why didn't they stop the RV?

Decided it was safer to evacuate a bunch of people than confront the RV?

It's all quite odd.

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Do we know how many people were in the van as it approached? DURHAM D Dec 2020 #1
It was actually a large RV, not a van. Haven't heard reports about any people connected Mrs. Overall Dec 2020 #2
I believe this case will be solved within 24hrs. It may be already. MerryBlooms Dec 2020 #3
There's a lot of folks who know what they're doing when it comes to redstateblues Dec 2020 #4
For sure and with all the cameras and technology, they probably have a name already. MerryBlooms Dec 2020 #8
The hard part is already done, disassembly of the vehicles and contacting the manufacturers LiberalArkie Dec 2020 #56
I have that same feeling, that it'll be fairly quick. cwydro Dec 2020 #9
I think you may be correct. This seems very idiosyncratic-- not the sort of thing we've seen anneboleyn Dec 2020 #10
Most of the witnesses are saying they heard the gunshots, but not the recorded warning MerryBlooms Dec 2020 #21
Agree..listened to a couple of briefings and seems they have some credible leads Thekaspervote Dec 2020 #11
God, I sure hope you are right. Vivienne235729 Dec 2020 #12
I'd guess this was just some unlucky soul. I agree they may just be monitoring chatter underpants Dec 2020 #20
There were police officers all over the area at the time trying to evacuate MerryBlooms Dec 2020 #24
Okay. I just came into this story underpants Dec 2020 #26
Ha! No worries. MerryBlooms Dec 2020 #31
I watched both and second your recommendation! hamsterjill Dec 2020 #54
Agree. I can't imagine anyone would have been near the RV, unobserved, at that point. Chemisse Dec 2020 #42
The scary thing is, in Silicon Valley Mr.Bill Dec 2020 #30
Why is that scary? intheflow Dec 2020 #61
It would also be scary Mr.Bill Dec 2020 #69
I hope you're right MustLoveBeagles Dec 2020 #32
Sometimes the surveillance state works in our favor. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2020 #47
It's almost 24 hours later Polybius Dec 2020 #67
redneck maga suicide bomber? NightWatcher Dec 2020 #5
"Human remains," not " a body" dawg day Dec 2020 #6
Me too. Or someone from the group responsible for this. Vivienne235729 Dec 2020 #13
There's not going to be a whole body if it was anywhere near that explosion underpants Dec 2020 #17
If I had to guess I'd say it's someone connected to the bombing Docreed2003 Dec 2020 #7
Which might indicate a Qanon nutter. We will see I suppose but that is such an odd place to attack anneboleyn Dec 2020 #14
Correct Docreed2003 Dec 2020 #15
They think covid is deliberately spread by 5G networks. tblue37 Dec 2020 #68
I'd guess a homeless person in the wrong place wrong time underpants Dec 2020 #16
I'm thinking a suicide. NutmegYankee Dec 2020 #18
Definitely a possibility underpants Dec 2020 #22
Perhaps so Docreed2003 Dec 2020 #25
I'm confused ... did this person call in a bomb threat well ahead of time or something? mr_lebowski Dec 2020 #34
So apparently people heard "shots fired" about an hour beforehand Docreed2003 Dec 2020 #36
So the cops showed up and evacuated people because of some gunshots? mr_lebowski Dec 2020 #41
Yeah bro...super crazy Docreed2003 Dec 2020 #43
I'm not sure if the perpetrator called it in or not MustLoveBeagles Dec 2020 #38
NPR is reporting that there is substantial wnylib Dec 2020 #37
I think AT&T was definitely the target Docreed2003 Dec 2020 #40
I'm remembering the recent plot wnylib Dec 2020 #45
Interesting that it seems like CNN is owned by AT&T IsItJustMe Dec 2020 #49
You might be right MustLoveBeagles Dec 2020 #57
I hope it's not a trail run for something bigger, and... AmyStrange Dec 2020 #19
I kind of expected they might find this. Chichiri Dec 2020 #23
Did they find shreds of Dockers and a Fred Perry shirt? C_U_L8R Dec 2020 #27
Maybe, what appears to be, could be...nothing confirmed from news conference Baclava Dec 2020 #28
Perhaps this was the act of a desperate despairing person. MarcA Dec 2020 #29
I'm starting to think that's a possibility. wnylib Dec 2020 #39
None of this makes sense. 634-5789 Dec 2020 #33
It makes perfect sense orangecrush Dec 2020 #35
How does this make sense exactly? mr_lebowski Dec 2020 #44
Agree. This seems very odd. Mrs. Overall Dec 2020 #46
A lot of planning went into this. Some pieces make sense. Some don't quite fit yet. paleotn Dec 2020 #48
My thoughts exactly. orangecrush Dec 2020 #53
If you are militia whackos orangecrush Dec 2020 #55
Didn't Teddy live in a tiny, remote cabin in the woods, alone? mr_lebowski Dec 2020 #59
True orangecrush Dec 2020 #60
Terrorists often go after soft targets npk Dec 2020 #63
Crazy is as crazy does. IsItJustMe Dec 2020 #50
It makes perfect sense if the bomber(s) intheflow Dec 2020 #62
When the police were assisting the evacuation of the area, were they able to see inside the RV? Mr. Ected Dec 2020 #51
I don't know MustLoveBeagles Dec 2020 #58
Imagine that a serial killer used the blast JanMichael Dec 2020 #52
There's much easier ways to dispose of bodies than this ... mr_lebowski Dec 2020 #64
Yes, providing DNA samples directly to the FBI and ATF, along with all the Hortensis Dec 2020 #66
Crazy this is not... PCIntern Dec 2020 #65
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