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General Category => Crime And Punishment => Topic started by: mountaineer on January 17, 2023, 07:44:24 pm
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Nothing says "we're honoring Dr. King's legacy" like shooting up a car show.
1 killed, 7 others shot at crowded MLK Day block party in Florida, authorities say
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Jamiel Lynch, CNN
Updated 12:59 PM EST, Tue January 17, 2023
CNN (https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/16/us/fort-pierce-shooting-florida-mlk-day/index.html)— One person was killed and seven others were shot at a block party packed with more than 1,000 people celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Fort Pierce, Florida, Monday, police said.
All eight of those shot were adults and they were ferried to the hospital for treatment, St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Brian Hester said at a news conference. ...
The shooting began at around 5:20 p.m. in Ilous Ellis Park, he said, where the community had gathered for an afternoon car show, dance performances, live DJ and kids activities to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, an event flyer shows. ...
Or, as another, more bigoted (perhaps) writer put it, What Would MLK Day be Without a Black on Black Mass Shooting? Eight Black People Shot (By Black Shooter) At MLK Car Show. (https://vdare.com/posts/what-would-mlk-day-be-without-a-black-on-black-mass-shooting-eight-black-people-shot-by-black-shooter-at-mlk-car-show)
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All eight shot were adults.
(no kids, for a change, thankfully)
Remarkable constraint, or someone has been getting some range time.