Now some asshole has to go and shoot up a bus stop. Around 3:15 yesterday, a little after classes let out at a nearby school, a man opened fire into a crowd at a bus stop and calmly walked away. In all, eight people, five children, ages 10 to 14, and three adults were wounded in the attack at the corner of Central and Vernon.
In this case, police are looking into seeing if this is a gang hit that netted a lot of collateral damage. If it is, and they can identify the target, it might lead them to the shooter. I sincerely hope this is the case. We have enough psychos running around killing with no understandable motive thanyouverymuch.
February's been a rough month. We had the shoot out in Eagle Rock less than a week ago, where a drive-by turned into a major gun battle.
Then there's the Winnetka shooting on the 7th, which left five dead, including one SWAT officer, the first in that elite force's history to die in the line of duty.
Also, the Oxnard 15-year-old who shot his classmate in the head, killing him, possibly for being openly gay. Hate crime charges have been filed.
And, of course, the murder/suicide in Baldwin Park a couple days ago that killed five, leaving only the 14-year-old son of the murderer alive.
Throw all that into the usual mix of murders, assaults, rapes and robberies, and it's uglier than usual out there. Must be something in the water.
I mean, besides bromate.
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