GUNS IN THE NEWS--August 16, 2004

[MrBenchley]

As CO Liberal sez:
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[MrBenchley]

1. More gun violence in Riviera Beach as man shot in early-morning altercatio

"More gunfire rang out in Riviera Beach on Sunday, less than a day after a shootout killed one man and wounded another.
One man was shot several times in an altercation with two people at 8:15 a.m., according to officials from the Riviera Beach Police Department. The man, whose identity was not released Sunday, was in stable condition at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach. The shooting occurred in the 1000 block of 30th Street, authorities said.
The violence followed Saturday's drive-by shooting at the Citgo station at Old Dixie Highway and West Blue Heron Boulevard that left 23-year-old Carlone Rogers dead. The incident erupted at 4 p.m. as Rogers, a landscape worker, was tending the station's lawn. The shots came from either a white pickup driving through the station or a Cadillac parked there, according to Diane Carhart, spokeswoman for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
Rogers attempted to escape the mayhem by running into the gas station, but the spray of bullets reached him inside the store, also wounding store customer Joseph Jacques, 45, of Pompano Beach. Jacques was treated at St. Mary's Medical Center and released Sunday."

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-pshootings16aug16,0,5424905.story?coll=sfla-news-palm

[library_max]

15. Lock up the Sun-Sentinel and throw away the key.

Everyone knows there's no such thing as a "spray of bullets." That's libel against guns, that is.

[MrBenchley]

16. LOL!

Pity the poor gun loons...everybody lies about their fetish but honest folks like Wayne LaPierre and David Duke....

[MrBenchley]

2. FBI turns to ads in Gun News for tips on Wales killing

"SEATTLE -- The FBI has taken out an ad in Gun News magazine hoping to generate tips that could help solve the murder of Thomas Crane Wales, a federal prosecutor shot to death in his basement nearly three years ago.
The two-page advertisement asks readers who know anyone with an "after-market" barrel for a Makarov semi-automatic pistol to call the agency. It describes the barrels, manufactured by Federal Arms Corp., as being made of stainless steel and having six lands and grooves. Original barrels for the pistols are made of blued steel with four lands and grooves.
The ad's other page offers a $1 million reward for information that helps solve the case. It describes Wales, 49 and a father of two, as an assistant U.S. attorney in Seattle for 18 years who specialized in prosecuting white-collar crime.
Wales, also an anti-gun activist, was killed as he worked at his computer the night of Oct. 11, 2001. The gunman fired several shots through the basement window."

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/aplocal_story.asp?category=6420&slug=WA%20Prosecutor%20Slain

[MrBenchley]

3. Crackdown takes guns off streets (MA)

"In the past six days, Boston police officers have seized 15 weapons as part of the effort to stem the sudden surge of violence in the city. As they have been for 15 years, each of those weapons will get special treatment in a joint effort by police and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, authorities said yesterday.
Once seized by police, the federal agency will begin the process of learning the weapon's history, starting with the gun maker and working through the chain of ownership in an attempt to learn the identity of the owner before it was used in a crime.
The effort is worth it, two Boston police detectives and two special agents with the federal agency said yesterday, noting that South Carolina authorities have prosecuted a man who used relatives in that state to legally buy handguns there, which he sold on Boston's streets.
Boston detectives expressed frustration that they can find out, almost instantly, the history of a car involved in a crime, but cannot do the same for guns. Federal law bans computerized record-keeping for handguns, officials said."

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2004/08/14/crackdown_takes_guns_off_streets/

Thank the GOP and the scummy gun lobby....

[MrBenchley]

4. Road Rage Ends In Gunshots On Interstate (NC)

Another glorious celebration of the Second Amendment....

"Charlotte -- A driver on Interstate 77 in north Charlotte shot another driver police say. The victim showed up at the hospital around 12:30 a.m. Monday. He'd been shot twice in the chest, but is expected to be okay.
Police say the the shooting was a result of road rage. They're looking for the driver who fired the shots around exit 23."

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/3655810/detail.html

[MrBenchley]

5. Road-rage shooting reported on I-35E (TX)

"Shane Poncho was driving home to Oklahoma early Saturday when he came into a busy stretch of Interstate 35E near many late-night clubs and bars.
An exchange of obscene hand gestures led to gunshots being fired at Mr. Poncho's Ford Bronco. The bullets shattered a side window and hit Mr. Poncho in the back.
The assault is believed to be at least the third such shooting in the same two-mile stretch of the Stemmons Corridor since November. All three incidents happened from 2 to 3 a.m. between Motor Street and Mockingbird Lane. "

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/dallas/stories/081604dnmetroadrage.4e376.html

Ah, drunks and guns.....

[MrBenchley]

6. 2 Louisville men killed in separate shootings

"Detectives are investigating Louisville's 39th and 40th homicides of the year after two bodies were found in different parts of town yesterday morning.
Officers found the first body shortly after 4 a.m. in the 4300 block of Tuscarora Way in Iroquois Homes. A man who had been shot multiple times was found outside Building 56, Mitchell said.
The second call came at 7:51 a.m. when police received a report of a man down in his car in the 2700 block of Magazine Street. "

http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2004/08/14ky/B3-homicide0814-2983.html

[MrBenchley]

7. Two Savannah Shootings

"A man is sent to the hospital after being shot in the leg early Monday morning.  Police  say the victim is the manager of the Longhorn Steakhouse on Abercorn Street. He was sent to Memorial for treatment, but according to authorities on the scene, his injury doesn't appear to be life-threatening.  Police are looking for two young African-American males in their 20's, who were wearing hoods and masks at the time of the incident. 
Savannah-Chatham Police are also investigating a shooting that sent one man to hospital.  It happened shortly after 11 pm Sunday night on Bolling Street near Treat Avenue.  An officer on the scene says the victim was badly injured."

http://www.wsav.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSAV/MGArticle/SAV_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031777336030&path=!frontpage

[MrBenchley]

8. Morson Street shooting (NC)

"Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said a young girl was shot Sunday while she and a friend played with a loaded gun.
The incident happened on Morson Street in Charlotte.
Officers say the gun went off, shooting the girl in the foot. "

http://www.news14charlotte.com/content/local_news/?ArID=71941&SecID=2

[MrBenchley]

9. Circumstances of Michigan shootings vague

"BROOKLYN, Mich. - Authorities are continuing their investigation into the shootings of a Jackson County woman, who was found dead Thursday, and of her husband, who remains hospitalized.
Columbia Township firefighters were called to the Brooklyn home of Charles and Patricia Goebel early Thursday. They found Mrs. Goebel, 42, dead and Mr. Goebel, 44, wounded. Mr. Goebel was taken to University of Michigan Hospitals, where he was in stable condition last night."

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040814/NEWS19/408140372/-1/NEWS

[MrBenchley]

10. 5 year-old accidentally shot, killed by stepfather (TX)

"A Houston man shot and killed his 5-year-old stepdaughter early Sunday after mistaking her for a burglar in their northeast Houston home, police said.
Agun Ortega Pina, 25, told detectives he reached for his gun about 1 a.m. when he heard suspicious noises inside his house in the 2800 block of Kentucky.
Pina, who has not been charged, fired a single shot when the suspected burglar tried to open the bedroom door where he and his wife had been sleeping. "

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2738274

[MrBenchley]

11. Man shot seven times on DeWert Avenue (MA)

"TAUNTON -- A 30-year-old man was shot seven times and found by police lying just inside a door at 137 DeWert Ave., early yesterday morning.
Nathaniel Moore, with the last known address of 45 Colonial Terrace in Plymouth, had multiple gunshot wounds to the lower extremities, a police press release stated. He was shot three times in the left thigh, two times in the right hip and two times in the right buttocks, a police official said. He was transported to Morton Hospital and Medical Center and later transported to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Mass General Hospital did not return phone calls regarding his condition.
This was allegedly the second time in three weeks Moore has sustained gun shot wounds, police said. Police suspect this is a dispute between two or more individuals known to each other and is not a random shooting, police said."

http://www.tauntongazette.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=12702916&BRD=1711&PAG=461&dept_id=24232&rfi=6

[MrBenchley]

12. Boy Dies In Accidental Shooting (IA)

"The Clayton County sheriff's office said Joshua Heine died after he was shot with a shotgun on Saturday.
Authorities say he and a 14-year-old boy were handling the gun in the yard and it went off, hitting Joshua. He died instantly. "

http://www.theiowachannel.com/news/3657025/detail.html

[MrBenchley]

13. Lawton Man To Be Arraigned In Son's Death (OK)

"LAWTON, Okla. (AP) -- A Comanche County man will be arraigned next week after he allegedly shot his son to death over a dog.
The man, whose name wasn't released, is accused of shooting his 32-year-old son in the head and face with a shotgun late Thursday."

http://www.kotv.com/main/home/stories.asp?whichpage=1&id=67104

[MrBenchley]

14. Police Searching For Shotgun Killer (CA)

"NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Police Sunday searched for a man suspected of killing another with a shotgun at a North Hollywood apartment, Los Angeles police said.
The body of Diego Perez, 27, was found at 1:15 a.m. on the living room floor of an apartment in the 5200 block of Hermitage Avenue in Valley Village, said Los Angeles police Sgt. Kent Pollard.
Several shotgun blasts were also found in the victim's 1998 BMW, Pollard said."

http://www.nbc4.tv/news/3655619/detail.html