Last saturday, the day after the elementary shooting in Connecticut, there was a shooting in the parking lot of Fashion Island mall in Southern California. The man shot fifty bullets in the air, luckily no one was hit by the bullets. A man, heard the gun shots and ran quickly behind his car and got his phone out and video taped what was happening. He didn't really know if it was an actual shooting or if he was just hearing things, his family, daughter and wife were in an ice cream shop stranded under lockdown at the time of the shooting.
Police never said what instigated his actions of the shooting but it caused all of the stores to become on lock down during that time. One person was hurt at the mall because of fleeing the scene, not because of the shooter. The shooter was put into custody until further notice.
There was also another shooting last week that caused lives to be taken at a mall in Oregon. There were two fatalities at the mall that day. The shooter shot three people on the mall's second floor, the next move he made was down the corridor and back hallway that led downstairs, where the
shooter took his own life.
I don't like that there has been shooting in the United States in the last week, it makes me very sad because innocent people loose their lives because someone wants attention. It also frustrates that people can just kill innocent people, and then kill themselves. Without even facing the consequences of what they did. For more information go to http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/13/justice/oregon-mall-shooting/ or http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/12/16/man-stands-in-mall-parking-lot-fires-50-shots-in-the-air/?hpt=hp_t3.
I also agree with you. I am confused as why people are taking lives. It is making us aware that no matter where you are, you could be in danger. Living in rural Iowa, we take for granted that we are safe. I wish they could figure out why and what triggers them to take innocent people with them.
ReplyDeleteThere must be some brain problems with some people if they just go shooting everybody that didn't even do anything. They should turn some people into the mental institution because there has been a lot of shootings for no reason. Why do people take other lives for nothing then take there so they don't have to face whats coming to them.
ReplyDeleteI think that some people just want attention, maybe he fired his gun because he just wanted attention, the same reason we set off firecrackers, or fireworks or play our music loudly, but I have no idea exactly why he shot his gun in the air.
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