Man with assault rifle kills 2 in Vista CA

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Man with assault rifle kills 2 in Vista CA

Posted: 12/19/2005 1:17:12 PM EDT

Man With Assault Rifle Opens Fire, Kills Two

POSTED: 2:42 pm PST December 18, 2005
UPDATED: 11:23 am PST December 19, 2005

VISTA, Calif. -- A man with an assault rifle opened fire in front of a Vista business Sunday, fatally injuring two people, police said.

The attack in the 2600 block of Commerce Way was reported at 8:30 a.m., a dispatch supervisor said.

The suspect's vehicle was described as a black Chevrolet Silverado, and he was thought to be heading to Mexico and was still on the run as of late Sunday, police said.

www.nbcsandiego.com/news/5570588/detail.html?rss=dgo&psp=news Video at this link.

Posted: 12/19/2005 1:23:11 PM EDT

[#1]

More detail here: www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/12/19/news/coastal/121705182000.txt

Exerpt: ""The suspect lives here in Vista, has a family, and has worked at the same business for more than 20 years," lead Sheriff's homicide investigator Sgt. Gary Haigh said Sunday night at the scene. He added that it was unclear why Laurel might have wanted to kill his co-workers. "The suspect has no prior record. It's very strange," said Haigh."

Posted: 12/19/2005 3:29:50 PM EDT

[#2]

I love the obligatory reference to an "assault rifle", though. That's like when they deal with a kid who's been bitten by a dog, and all of a sudden it's a "pit bull".

Funny coinkydink... I worked at Polaris Pools as a temp many, many moons ago. Can't say that I recall this dude, though!

Posted: 12/19/2005 4:33:43 PM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
I love the obligatory reference to an "assault rifle", though. That's like when they deal with a kid who's been bitten by a dog, and all of a sudden it's a "pit bull".

don't forget the other media favorite..."high powered rifle"

Posted: 12/19/2005 5:05:49 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
Quoted:
I love the obligatory reference to an "assault rifle", though. That's like when they deal with a kid who's been bitten by a dog, and all of a sudden it's a "pit bull".

don't forget the other media favorite..."high powered rifle"

That's super-high powered assault sniper rifle to YOU!

Posted: 12/20/2005 5:20:22 AM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
don't forget the other media favorite..."high powered rifle"

No no no, if the guy used a scoped Winchester 70, it would be "high-powered sniper rifle."

Posted: 12/20/2005 5:59:21 AM EDT

[#6]

Or a .38 Special Magnum (yeah, very special magnum!).

Posted: 12/20/2005 11:32:46 AM EDT

[#7]

The last time I heard the term "assault rifle" used in a news story, they said "SKS assault rifle"

Posted: 12/23/2005 4:54:42 PM EDT

[#8]

Impossible!! He could not have used an assault rifle. They have been banned in the PRK since 1989 and "copycats" were banned in 1999. I thought these bans were supposed to prevent this sort of thing.

Posted: 12/23/2005 6:34:24 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
Impossible!! He could not have used an assault rifle. They have been banned in the PRK since 1989 and "copycats" were banned in 1999. I thought these bans were supposed to prevent this sort of thing.

+1. I call BS.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Man with assault rifle kills 2 in Vista CA

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