Another example of “When seconds count, police are only minutes away “.From Associated Press
A gunman attacked a grocery store in an upscale Tennessee suburb on Thursday afternoon, killing one person and wounding 12 others before the suspect was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at the store, authorities said.
Collierville Police Chief Dale Lane said the shooting broke out at a Kroger grocery in his suburban community about 30 miles (50 kilometers) east of Memphis. He said the gunman shot 13 others and himself, and that 12 of the victims were taken to hospitals, some with very serious injuries.
One Kroger worker, Brignetta Dickerson, told WREG-TV she was working a cash register when she heard what at first she thought were balloons popping.
“And, here he comes right behind us and started shooting,” Dickerson said. “And, he kept on shooting, shooting, shooting. He shot one of my co-workers in the head and shot one of my customers in the stomach.”
Lane said police received a call about 1:30 p.m. about the shooting and arrived within minutes, finding multiple people with gunshots when they entered the building.
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I'd be rather interested to find out what "serious issues" this arrogant, stupid, pathetic, piece of garbage, loser had that he felt justified him in killing other people in order to exercise his freedom of expression.Wouldn't you?Well, at any rate he won't be doing it again.
Rumor is the shooter is an ex employee.
Could we find out who this guy is and what he was up to before the endless gun control debate starts?
There was a time when something like this would have gotten everyone's horrified attention, but now it's just another day in America.
Imagine, you're in Kroger's picking up some baking chocolate and plan to go home and bake a batch of brownies to surprise the fam for dinner. And you're shot in the stomach instead.
Js, this isn't normal.
And predictably this will encourage certain people to buy even more guns, and the endless cycle of Americans enthusiastically shooting other Americans will continue until someone has the guts to do something, anything, to restrict and regulate gun ownership and how laughably easy it is to get your hands on one. I hate the wretched, pointless things.
In the wake of two horrific massacres (Hungerford and Dunblane), perpetrated by individuals using legally-held firearms, Britain enacted stringent firearm legislation. The result? No more massacres. UK deaths by gun in 2019, 33 (thirty three). USA, 14,141 (fourteen thousand, one hundred forty one).
Offences involving the use of firearms - Office for National Statistics
Analyses of information held by the Home Office on offences involving the use of firearms recorded by police in England and Wales.www.ons.gov.uk
Why should it be hard to exercise our rights?
Do you agree with legislation that's making voting harder? IMO, that's a lot more dangerous.
What a sonnuvabitch. Getting fired gives you the right to shoot everyone in sight? No, it really doesn't.
WREG-TV reported the shooter was an employee who had been fired on Thursday, citing an unnamed law enforcement source.
Brignetta Dickerson, a Kroger employee, told WREG that she instructed fellow employees and customers when the shooting broke out to follow her to the back of the store and closed the door behind them, but the gunman followed.
"He kept on shooting and shooting and shooting. He shot one of my co-workers in the head and then shot one of the customers in the stomach," Dickerson said, adding that the shooter appeared to have a military-style rifle.
Gunman kills one and then himself at Tennessee supermarket, 12 wounded
A gunman killed one person, wounded 12 and then apparently killed himself at a Tennessee supermarket on Thursday, pursuing panicked shoppers and employees as they fled down the aisles while some took refuge in store freezers, police said.www.reuters.com
It's not an excuse that justifies him not facing punitive consequences, but his behavior is something we should study and try to understand. The best way to stop future shootings starts with us figuring out what causes them.
are you presenting this shooter as someone who possessed sound mental health?I get pissed when I hear people make excuses for these people with the he had "problems", "mental issues" and that type of mess. His issue was he didn't have any regard for other peoples lives.
I know how hard it would be to be a swat officer and go into that building and not shoot a person like this after you see all the wounded.
just a wee bit of difference between an act of G_d and a G_dless actGood point.
But car accidents aren't intentionally to kill me. So it makes it a little different, although you're right about the odds of it happening.
Instead of 'or,' it should be 'and.' Why do people insist on an all or nothing approach when it is a complicated matter requiring a number of actions, not just one or the other.BINGO!!!
In a society where it is NOT "socially normalized" to kill other people over trivial matters, the number and distribution of guns is almost irrelevant.
In a society where it IS "socially normalized" to kill other people over trivial matters, the number and distribution of guns IS relevant.
There are two ways of dealing with the second situation and those are
[1] strictly regulate (and rigorously enforce) the number and distribution of guns;or[2] change the mindset of the populace so that it is NOT "socially normalized" to kill other people over trivial matters.
Given the history and mythology of the United States of America, the first option (the easy one) simply isn't workable.
Given the fact that implementing the second option requires that the society admit that it actually has some basic flaws and also requires a concentrated (and unified) effort to rectify those basic flaws (i.e. do something hard), the second option is not currently workable in the United States of America.
That leaves two choices:
[1] grow up;or[2] live with it;
your call.
and we have turtledude reminding us that these innocent collateral deaths are the price our citizens must pay to bear arms with very few, very ineffective controlswell we do see some of the usual suspects gleefully whining about the NRA and gun ownership before they even know where the person got a firearm, whether he could legally own it etc
it seems you would be receptive to testing individuals periodically and only then issuing a license certifying they are fit to drive on the public highwaysAnd the next time someone kills someone else with an automobile lets take away all the cars.
so, you are now saying the comparison between licensed drivers and those who opt to bear arms is an apt onethey won't support that unless they believed a large majority of drivers vote against the politicians they want in office
not at all-reread what I wrote and try again. what I am saying-and I know you understood-is that political agendas cause the support for gun control among anti gun advocates, not a desire to reduce crimeso, you are now saying the comparison between licensed drivers and those who opt to bear arms is an apt one
delighted to see that
glad you are willing to evolve your position on gun control and registration
you have never proven that implementing your desired gun control laws would change a damn thing other than harassing millions of lawful gun owners (which is the main goal of the gun control movement anyway)and we have turtledude reminding us that these innocent collateral deaths are the price our citizens must pay to bear arms with very few, very ineffective controls
you post that as if reducing gun crime is not a reduction in crime itselfnot at all-reread what I wrote and try again. what I am saying-and I know you understood-is that political agendas cause the support for gun control among anti gun advocates, not a desire to reduce crime
then we learn the shooter was someone with significant knife skills and yet he instead chose the lethality of the firearm as his weaponThe shooter was a 29 year old sushi chef working at the Kroger deli. He got into a disagreement with an employee, was made to leave (or fired) and came back with his rifle. His name was UK Thang.
are you presenting this shooter as someone who possessed sound mental health?
you got meAre you saying that that arrogant, stupid, pathetic loser was actually suffering from an actual (as defined by medical science) "mental illness" rather than being someone who felt entitled to kill other people because he "had issues" with people other than the ones that he shoot?
As I've always said, guns make murder a lot less work, and no goo on your shoes.then we learn the shooter was someone with significant knife skills and yet he instead chose the lethality of the firearm as his weapon
extra added bonus: no need to re-sharpen the gun after its useAs I've always said, guns make murder a lot less work, and no goo on your shoes.
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