Mon
Jul 6 2009
08:34 pm
By: redmondkr
Anderson County radio traffic is describing a shooting at a park near the Bull Run Steam Plant on Edgemore Road. Perpetrators presently headed toward Solway and Pellissippi Parkway in a green Ford Escort.
At first the victim was described as having a gunshot to the head. Now saying gunshot to the right shoulder after being pistol whipped in the head.
Update: Just a matter of time before arrest since the victim is acquainted with and has just named the gunman and his female getaway driver.
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Yikes! This is one of the
Yikes! This is one of the parks where my young cousin plays baseball. That team is through until fall, but still. This is scary.
Pam Strickland
"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." ~Kurt Vonnegut
According to one of the
According to one of the first responders, the victim said the shooting was 'accidental'. The weapon discharged while the assailant was using it as a club.
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Guns: They're for
Guns: They're for protection!
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I thought there were no bad
I thought there were no bad guys in parks and the desire for personal protection / was just paranoid?
Yeah, another gun would have
Yeah, another gun would have cleared this all up quick.
-Sugarfatpie (AKA Alex Pulsipher)
"X-Rays are a hoax."-Lord Kelvin
There's a dangerous meme
There's a dangerous meme being created here. There's somehow gotten to be this idea that having a carry permit makes one the equivalent law enforcement as far as protecting everyone. 8 hours of cram session does not make you capable of much of anything except being legally armed.
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I've seen it. My almost 70-year-old father with glaucoma-related vision issues shows me his new permit every few days. "I'm packing. Let's go somewhere."
Happiness is a warm gun.
Happiness is a warm gun.
Seems now the 'victim' in
Seems now the 'victim' in this altercation has been arrested along with three others, the result of a drug deal and attempted robbery.
And two of these upstanding citizens brought their three children with them.
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