SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Hours after as many as three gunmen stormed a service center for people with disabilities here on Wednesday, killing at least 14 people and wounding at least 17 others, the police engaged in a shootout in a nearby surburban neighborhood that officials said left one suspect dead, one likely wounded in an S.U.V. and a third suspect on the run.
Showing posts with label #massshooting. Show all posts
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December 2, 2015
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10 Killed in Shooting at Oregon's Umpqua Community College
Column: Shooting coverage is routine, and that's the story
Thursday was the 274th day of the year.
That sounds cold, heartless. But can you name the shooter in any of the more-recent tragedies? Or even where they took place? We aren’t numb to it, exactly. We’re numb to tragedies in the Middle East or Africa.
In the United States, at least, we still bother to become outraged enough to tweet a thought or two before going back to whatever else is trending.That’s become literally true; according to the Washington Post, the tragedy today in Roseburg, Ore., brings the total of mass shootings, in which four or more people are killed or injured, to 294.
Thursday was the 274th day of the year.
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