LoveMyCountry
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Why did the shooter start at night? Ifthey want a lot of targets or attention they usually dothisduring a busy day.
Again why shoot at night if they are angry with the legal system or police? 11 PM on a Saturday night is not when you will find activity at a Courthouse.
Is the church involved or just a strategic high point?
Was it really "automatic weapons"?
Since this is where the University of Idaho is, will this become another anti-gun rallying point?
Sounds like a disgruntled ex/employee or after certaindispatcher(s)as more than 30 shots were fired into the Sheriff's dispatch center.
LoveMyCountry
Why did the shooter start at night? Ifthey want a lot of targets or attention they usually dothisduring a busy day.
Again why shoot at night if they are angry with the legal system or police? 11 PM on a Saturday night is not when you will find activity at a Courthouse.
Is the church involved or just a strategic high point?
Was it really "automatic weapons"?
Since this is where the University of Idaho is, will this become another anti-gun rallying point?
Sounds like a disgruntled ex/employee or after certaindispatcher(s)as more than 30 shots were fired into the Sheriff's dispatch center.
LoveMyCountry
http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_story/0,3566,274013,00.html
Police: Cop Shooting Suspect Cornered in Idaho Church After Injuring 3
Sunday , May 20, 2007
Moscow, Idaho—
Two law enforcement officers and one civilian were wounded in an ambush-style hail of automatic weapons fire and police said early Sunday they believed they had the shooter cornered in a church.
About 75 shots were fired in the attack and law enforcement officers surrounded the nearby First Presbyterian Church, where they believed the shooter or shooters are still inside, said David Duke, Moscow's assistant police chief.
Duke said the attack was apparently an ambush, with the shooter firing into the Latah County Courthouse to lure people into the line of fire.
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"Whoever the shooter is wanted to draw people to the courthouse," Duke said. "When officers responded, he did open fire on them."
A Moscow police officer was shot first, followed by a Latah County sheriff's deputy who came to his aid. A civilian was struck after that, Duke said.
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Police declined to release the condition of the people who had been shot, and few details were immediately available.
Duke said the victims were shot with automatic weapons fire.
Police initially said two civilians had been shot, but corrected that after learning that one civilian was injured elsewhere.
Dozens of law enforcement officers surrounded the church, which is nestled in a heavily residential neighborhood near downtown and Moscow High School.
The incident began around 11 p.m. Saturday, when someone began shooting at the courthouse, Duke said. The courthouse, which includes the sheriff's office, was evacuated, Duke said. More than 30 shots were fired into the sheriff's dispatch center, but no one was injured, Duke said.
The final shot from inside the church was heard about 1 a.m., Duke said.
Officers have had no contact with the person in the church, he said.
Streets in the area have been barricaded and residents have been told to stay inside their homes. Many residents told news media that they heard the hail of bullets, and some said they witnessed the shooting of the officers.
Moscow, a community of about 20,000 people that is home to the University of Idaho, is located 80 miles south of Spokane, Wash.
The wounded people were taken to Gritman Medical Center in Moscow.
Law enforcement officers from throughout the area converged on the scene, including heavily armed SWAT officers. Duke said they were preparing a plan for ending the standoff.
The two officers were shot after they left their vehicles, Duke said.
Police do not believe the shooter had a specific target in mind, Duke said.
"He was just shooting at anybody he could," Duke said. "We believe the shots were from a high area, based on where the victims were shot."
A caretaker lives in the church, but Duke said police have had no contact with that person since the incident started.