Gunfire erupted on Thursday at a California high school in inland Kern County in a shooting in which two people were injured, county officials said, and media reports indicated the assailant had been arrested.
A Kern County sheriff’s dispatcher confirmed the shooting at Taft Union High School but gave no other details, and the county fire chief said two people had been wounded, including one who was airlifted to a nearby hospital. The other refused treatment.
We’re glad to hear that nobody was killed in today’s shooting, and our thoughts remain with the two injured in today’s attack. One of the two people who were shot (believed to be a student) was airlifted to a Bakersfield hospital, though law enforcement officials have not released any additional information on either victim’s condition.
Dick’s Sporting Goods suspends sale of certain semi-automatics
CNN:
Dick’s Sporting Goods, one of the largest sporting goods retailers in the world, says it has removed all guns from its store nearest to Newtown, Connecticut, and is suspending the sale of certain kinds of semi-automatic rifles from its chains nationwide.
The move was made out of respect for the victims and families of last week’s Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting “during this time of national mourning,” the store said in a statement Tuesday morning.Photo: An American flag at the center of Newtown, Connecticut, stands at half-staff on Dec. 14. (John Makely / NBC News)
Related to the prior post.
I am schizophrenic. Or rather, I have schizophrenia.
I’ve been told many times by mental health professionals and peers in my situation over my years of recovery that I should not identify myself as the illness. I see their point.
I am still a human being; I still contribute to society and…
In response to recent articles on mental illness, Tumblr user thehedrick wrote about his experiences. “Frankly, I’m more than bothered that the only time mental health comes up in public discourse is in the midst of a horrible tragedy,” he writes. A great post. Worth the read.
‘We can’t tolerate this anymore’: Obama signals action over gun laws
He spoke for a nation in sorrow, but the slaughter of all those little boys and girls left President Barack Obama, like so many others, reaching for words. Alone on a spare stage after the worst single day of his presidency, the commander in chief was a parent in grief.
“I am very mindful that mere words cannot match the depth of your sorrow, nor can they heal your wounded hearts,” Obama said at an evening vigil in the grieving community of Newtown, Conn. “I can only hope that it helps for you to know that you are not alone in your grief.”
The massacre of 26 children and adults at Sandy Hook Elementary on Friday elicited horror around the world, soul-searching in the United States, fresh political debate about gun control and questions about the incomprehensible — what drove the suspect to act.
“Can say that we’re truly doing enough to give all the children of this country the chance they deserve to live out their lives in happiness and with purpose? I’ve been reflecting on this the last few days,” Obama said, somber and steady as some in the audience wept.
“If we’re honest without ourselves, the answer is no. And we will have to change.” (Olivier Douliery/Getty Images; Evan Vucci/The Associated Press; Jason DeCrow/The Associated Press)
The next few weeks are going to be interesting, with Obama playing the comforter-in-chief.
CT police release names of victims in school shooting massacre
CBS Boston: Police have released the names of the 26 victims killed in the Newtown, Conn. school shooting. All of the 20 children killed were ages 6 and 7.
Photo: Andrea Jaeger on Dec. 15 places flowers and a candle at a memorial outside the firehouse that was used as a staging area for families following the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)
It’s somewhat unavoidable that the perpetrators of terrible crimes like these get a lot of notoriety attached to their names. It’s a worthy remembrance, conversely, to take note of the names of these victims.
Our investigators… did produce some very good evidence in this investigation that our investigators will be able to use in, hopefully, painting the complete picture as to how, and more importantly why, this occurred.Connecticut State Police Lieutenant, Paul Vance • Speaking at a news conference on the police investigation into the horrific school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut yesterday. The question of why the shooter, identified by police to have been 20-year-old Adam Lanza, chose to perform this unspeakable crime will understandly dominate the public’s attention, but we urge caution pending official investigations like the one listed above. As highlighted in Dave Cullen’s Columbine, initial impressions and narratives about motive formed after tragedies like these can prove quite erroneous. source
No words can console the parents of the children murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School or describe the pain and shock of such an unspeakable tragedy. No words can comfort the loved ones of those brutally taken from us today. All Americans share our prayers and our grief over these horrifying events.Nancy Pelosi, in a statement released today.
(Source: livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com)
Gunman dead, teacher injured after elementary school shooting in Connecticut
A school shooting in Connecticut ended with the shooter dead Friday, with at least one teacher wounded and frightened students fleeing outdoors.
The shooter was killed and apparently had two guns, a person with knowledge of the shooting said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was still under way.
It wasn’t clear how many people were injured at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. A dispatcher at the Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps said a teacher had been shot in the foot and taken to Danbury Hospital. (AP)
There are some early reports that the school’s principal and psychologist were killed in the shooting, along with a number of children.
This was a calculated, cold-blooded execution in the classroom. … This happened within minutes. We don’t think the victims had any opportunity to resist, any opportunity to surrender.Oakland, Calif. Police Chief Howard Jordan • Discussing yesterday’s shooting at Oikos University, a private Christian college, which killed seven and wounded three others. Jordan says the suspect, 43-year-old One Goh, didn’t show remorse for his actions, which appear to have been the result of Goh’s expulsion from the school. Investigators believe that Goh intended to target a specific female administrator, but she wasn’t at the school at the time. Goh was also believed to be upset that people made fun of his English skills. Despite being accused of a violent act, Goh has been cooperative since his arrest.
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A gunman has reportedly killed five people at Oikos University, a small Christian school, in California. He’s now in custody, according to police.
Image: KNTV
A screencap from the deadly shooting. Note inconsistency in numbers from previous post. Will keep an eye when more accurate numbers come out.
A gunman opened fire at a private Christian college in Oakland, California, on Monday, killing at least two people and wounding at least four, authorities said.
Oakland police said in a brief written statement that a possible suspect was in custody after the shootings at Oikos University.
“No imminent public safety threat appears to exist in immediate area,” police said.
Local television reports had shown police evacuating Oikos students and loading them into a SWAT vehicle as other armed officers took up positions around the school.
READ MORE: Gunman opens fire at Oakland college, fatalities reported
Scary incident; we’ll be keeping an eye out as details unfold.
Latest update: One person reported killed, according to local network KGO-TV.
He shot at everything he had in front of him, children and adults. The children were chased inside the school.French prosecutor Michel Valet • Discussing the fatal shooting outside of a Jewish school in the city of Toulouse on Monday, which occurred after a man on a motorcycle started shooting, drive-by style, killing a rabbi, his two sons and another child. It was the third such shooting in France this week. “This is a national tragedy,” said French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who spoke at the school after the incident. “Everything will be done to find who is responsible and to make him pay for his crimes. Hatred must not win.”
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