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Memphis; Today's mass shooting - SteveG - 05-07-2018
'Couldn't have done it without my trusty armament. 2A!'
Manhunt after six people shot, two killed, in Memphis
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/manhunt-after-six-people-shot-two-killed-memphis-n871886
Six people were shot, two fatally, in Memphis, Tennessee, on Sunday night, and police have yet to apprehend anyone for the rampage.
The suspect fled the scene in a gold four-door sedan, Memphis police tweeted on Sunday night.
The names of the victims were not immediately released. The four who survived are in critical condition, according to police.
One of the wounded is said to be 14 years old, NBC Memphis affiliate WMC reported. The station reported that witnesses said they heard about 13 shots.
But it was not clear what the motive for the shooting was.
Memphis police described the incident as a drive-by shooting to WMC and said that all six victims were in one vehicle when they were struck at about 9 p.m. Officials asked the public for help identifying any suspects.
"Somebody knows something," Memphis Police Department spokesperson Louis Brownlee told WMC. "In the city of Memphis, we live in a place where somebody's going to talk, somebody's going to say something. You know who did this. Do the right thing. Step up and say something."
Re: Memphis; Today's mass shooting - samintx - 05-07-2018
Hello, NRA. I hope the school kids are still marching for gun control. I noticed Cruz was in attendance in Dallas. When will this senselessness stop?
Re: Memphis; Today's mass shooting - Speedy - 05-07-2018
Mass shooting usually refers to four or more dead.
Re: Memphis; Today's mass shooting - JoeH - 05-07-2018
Speedy wrote:
Mass shooting usually refers to four or more dead.
There are different versions of the definition floating around and being used. About the only official stat with a similar name is "mass murder", used by the FBI where there were 4 or more killed not including the perpetrator. Other definitions for "mass shooting" use the figure of 4 or 5 victims shot and injured or killed. So by that version, with 6 shot or killed this gets called a mass shooting.
Re: Memphis; Today's mass shooting - SteveG - 05-07-2018
Speedy wrote:
Mass shooting usually refers to four or more dead.
Not to worry. As recent events have shown, there should be another one soon.
Re: Memphis; Today's mass shooting - pdq - 05-07-2018
Speedy wrote:
Mass shooting usually refers to four or more dead.
So we're going to categorize events based on the accuracy of the shooter, or the mortality of the wounds? The Las Vegas shooter had a hit-to-mortality rate of 10% or less.