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dixiegrrrrl

(60,154 posts) Mon Mar 28, 2016, 03:36 PM Mar 2016

So the shooting at the WH Visitor center "co-incided" with a real shooting.....interesting. [View all]

An active shooter drill took place at the U.S. Capitol on Monday morning, and an email sent early in the morning about the drill initially caused confusion among staffers after reports of shots in the visitor center later in the afternoon. The drill and this reported shooting are separate events. -

http://www.breakingnews.com/topic/reports-of-shots-fired-near-us-capitol-march-28-2016/

Gee...how often have we heard that before...planned drills taking place and then similar incidents at same time.

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So the shooting at the WH Visitor center "co-incided" with a real shooting.....interesting. [View all] dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 OP

Didn't something like that happen, only bigger, on 9/11? -none Mar 2016 #1

Why, yes. Yes it did. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2016 #6

Tread lightly.... Chiyo-chichi Mar 2016 #2

Lots still to learn. Early radio reports indicate... CincyDem Mar 2016 #3

OK - so maybe he's not an average everyday Joe. CincyDem Mar 2016 #4

I liked your theory but it looks pretty busted tkmorris Mar 2016 #5

yeah - I liked it too for a while. CincyDem Mar 2016 #11

I work in the Senate Action_Patrol Mar 2016 #7

How often is fairly often? daleo Mar 2016 #9

There's a different drill at least monthly Action_Patrol Mar 2016 #10

Good to know daleo Mar 2016 #15

Imagine that. Coincidences happen. HuckleB Mar 2016 #8

If you're "One in a million" in China... CincyDem Mar 2016 #12

Or... HuckleB Mar 2016 #13

Details, Schmetails. lol CincyDem Mar 2016 #14