Today's shooting in America thread

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College student charged in alleged violent plot after cache found in Minnesota dorm room.​

www.cbsnews.com

College student charged in alleged violent plot after cache found in Minnesota dorm room

A 20-year-old sophomore at a private Minnesota college faces felony charges for conspiracy to commit assault and threats of violence.
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Student from Vermont arrested in Minnesota for allegedly planning to attack school​

vtdigger.org

Student from Vermont arrested in Minnesota for allegedly planning to attack school - VTDigger

Waylon Kurts, a 20-year-old graduate of U-32 High School in Montpelier, was arrested near St. Olaf College in Minnesota. Police said he planned a “mass casualty event” at the school.
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Minnesota college student charged over cache of ammo, knives in dorm​

nypost.com

Minnesota college student charged over cache of ammo, knives in dorm

Minnesota prosecutors alleged that Waylon Kurts, 20, a sophomore at St. Olaf College, had been planning a “mass casualty event” on campus.
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I blame the parents, how else is a child supposed to react when you call them Waylon FFS?
 
www.montgomeryadvertiser.com

At least four dead in mass shooting at teen's birthday party in Dadeville

Gunfire erupted just after 10:30 p.m. At least four people are confirmed dead. This is a breaking story and will be updated.
www.montgomeryadvertiser.com


www.wbrc.com

Four killed, more injured in shooting at birthday party in Dadeville

CNN reports multiple people are injured after a shooting in Dadeville on April 16.
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ChicagoBlue said:
Been here since 1982. Lived in Chicago, Chicago burbs, and Florida.

Never seen a gun crime, never seen the aftermath of one, don’t recall anyone I know being involved in one…although one of our pilots was the father of one of the Parkland, FL school children shot.

That’s 40 years in “the hot zone.”

I’d rather walk around here at night than Manchester at pub close!
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www.pbs.org

In Chicago, 35,000 people have been murdered in 50 years

The deadliest year occurred in 1974, when homicides took 970 lives. But the past two years have also seen a sharp rise in mounting violence.
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Gaudion M said:
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The police have described this incident as an "error".

I'm sorry but who hires these twats. A young lad has been shot for accidentally knocking on the wrong door and it's considered an "error".

The poor lad was on the floor bleeding out before being shot again. And this is just an "error"?

Truly horrendous
 
EastMidlandsBlue said:
The police have described this incident as an "error".

I'm sorry but who hires these twats. A young lad has been shot for accidentally knocking on the wrong door and it's considered an "error".

The poor lad was on the floor bleeding out before being shot again. And this is just an "error"?

Truly horrendous
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Systemic racism. Don't assume incompetence when something far more sinister is afoot
 
BlueHammer85 said:
www.pbs.org

In Chicago, 35,000 people have been murdered in 50 years

The deadliest year occurred in 1974, when homicides took 970 lives. But the past two years have also seen a sharp rise in mounting violence.
www.pbs.org www.pbs.org
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That article is about as current as Arsenal’s title hopes!

And, thank you for that! :-)

Chicago is a big place, and the VAST MAJORITY of it occurs in a small geographic area. That said, the more affluent areas are starting to see their increases and it’s one of the reasons I live in a nice tree-lines suburb 30 miles outside the city, with excellent train service into town!

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The big green “ball” in the NW is O’Hare Airport. I live another 7-10 miles NW of there!

My wife grew up here and her parents are a few streets over. Literally outside our front door is a 24 acre park with 3 outdoor pools, tennis courts, baseball and football fields and a walking path around it.

I can walk to downtown and eat any kind of food imaginable in 10 mins. If I hop on the train there, I can be in downtown Chicago in 30 mins. I’m also a 15-20 min drive to work at the airport.

It is safe, good schools, lots to do, excellent village management, and the Chicago Bears just spent $200M to buy the Arlington Park Racetrack to build a stadium and surrounding area to rival anything anywhere in the world, of a similar scale to the whole Etihad Campus.

So, I don’t really think too much about the daily murders in Chicago neighborhoods because I’m fortunate enough to rarely if ever having to go anywhere near them! Sadly, Chicago crime is usually the first 5 mins of every newscast, but it’s the same story in the same places, with the names and faces changing! No-one saw anything EVER…and tomorrow comes retribution…lather, rinse, repeat!

Make no mistake, I know I’m fortunate to have choices. Thankfully, my In-Laws made a great one about 55 yrs ago and raised my wife here, and she wanted to raise our own kids here. The number of long term, multi-generational families in the Village is very very high, because we have excellent highway and rail nodes to serve as a Chicago commuter village.
 
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ChicagoBlue said:
That article is about as current asArsebal’s title hopes!

And, thank you for that! :-)

Chicago is a big place, and the VAST MAJORITY of it occurs in a small geographic area. That said, the more affluent areas are starting to see their increases and it’s one of the reasons I live in a nice tree-lines suburb 30 miles outside the city, with excellent train service into town!
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Gun violence heat map of Chicago from 2014-2022. More relevant. Less fun.

www.thetrace.org

An Atlas of American Gun Violence

Eleven years. 410,000 shootings. How has gun violence marked your corner of the U.S.?
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The Americans who constantly bring up the 2nd amendment as some sort of gospel commandment obviously do not understand why it was added to the constitution in the first place.

The country is truly fucked up.
 
ChicagoBlue said:
That article is about as current as Arsenal’s title hopes!

And, thank you for that! :-)

Chicago is a big place, and the VAST MAJORITY of it occurs in a small geographic area. That said, the more affluent areas are starting to see their increases and it’s one of the reasons I live in a nice tree-lines suburb 30 miles outside the city, with excellent train service into town!

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The big green “ball” in the NW is O’Hare Airport. I live another 7-10 miles NW of there!

My wife grew up here and her parents are a few streets over. Literally outside our front door is a 24 acre park with 3 outdoor pools, tennis courts, baseball and football fields and a walking path around it.

I can walk to downtown and eat any kind of food imaginable in 10 mins. If I hop on the train there, I can be in downtown Chicago in 30 mins. I’m also a 15-20 min drive to work at the airport.

It is safe, good schools, lots to do, excellent village management, and the Chicago Bears just spent $200M to buy the Arlington Park Racetrack to build a stadium and surrounding area to rival anything anywhere in the world, of a similar scale to the whole Etihad Campus.

So, I don’t really think too much about the daily murders in Chicago neighborhoods because I’m fortunate enough to rarely if ever having to go anywhere near them! Sadly, Chicago crime is usually the first 5 mins of every newscast, but it’s the same story in the same places, with the names and faces changing! No-one saw anything EVER…and tomorrow comes retribution…lather, rinse, repeat!

Make no mistake, I know I’m fortunate to have choices. Thankfully, my In-Laws made a great one about 55 yrs ago and raised my wife here, and she wanted to raise our own kids here. The number of long term, multi-generational families in the Village is very very high, because we have excellent highway and rail nodes to serve as a Chicago commuter village.
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What is your take on the antiquated 2nd amendment?
 
madloaf said:
Gun violence heat map of Chicago from 2014-2022. More relevant. Less fun.

www.thetrace.org

An Atlas of American Gun Violence

Eleven years. 410,000 shootings. How has gun violence marked your corner of the U.S.?
www.thetrace.org www.thetrace.org
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Cracking map. Out of curiosity I looked at South LA, Bompton and Watts and there there is mostly red dots compared to Chicago which is yellow. Suggests targeted shootings in LA where Chicago is pray and spray. Probably More innocents getting hit in Chicago.
 
madloaf said:
Gun violence heat map of Chicago from 2014-2022. More relevant. Less fun.

www.thetrace.org

An Atlas of American Gun Violence

Eleven years. 410,000 shootings. How has gun violence marked your corner of the U.S.?
www.thetrace.org www.thetrace.org
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Once again, I live as close to the “battle zone” as many of you live to the environs of Liverpool!

That said, I agree…the murder and mayhem in areas of Chicago is an outrage. Many simply shake their heads and walk away saying, “At least ‘they’ are killing each other.”

There are answers to the problem, but most of them are illegal!
 
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