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One Security Guard Wounded
UPDATE: Gunman Opens Fire Inside Holocaust Museum, Kills Security Guard
My most sincere prayers with the gentleman’s family.
At Least 2 Shot Inside Holocaust Museum, Officials Say
A gunman opened fire inside the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, wounding a security guard before other officers returned fire, officials said.
David Schlosser, a spokesman for the U.S. Park Police, said two people were shot — the security guard and the gunman. Both were transferred to a local hospital, he said.
Schlosser said the gunman entered the museum shortly before 1 p.m. ET carrying a “long gun,” but that it’s unclear whether he was carrying a rifle or a shotgun. He shot one security guard, Schlosser said, and then two other security guards returned fire, wounding the shooter.
There were conflicting reports about how many people were wounded. Another law enforcement official said three people were shot, but that there are no fatalities.
“The scene is secure,” the source said.
Obviously, this is still a developing story, and we don’t know who the gunman is, or what his motivation was for carrying a gun into a museum. The fact that it is the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, I’ve no doubt there will be a great deal of speculation.
Word is that a third person was injured from flying glass.
One of the first places I took the Mr on his very first trip to Washington, D. C. was this museum. A few years later, when we took Jr out there, she and I made another trip. It is a place every single person should visit at least once in their life. I’d also recommend the Yad Vashem, if you are ever in Israel.
Update: James W. Von Brunn named as shooter.
Update 2: Evidently either his vile website is being innundated, or it’s already been pulled.
It’s still up i just checked it out, thanks for the link. What a sick bastard.
Well, evidently, when I checked, it was being inundated. People want to know what kind of sick sorry ass son of a bitch would do such a thing. I think we already know.
Jesse….I wish it hasn’t worked. Holy crap! Talk about your sick twisted minds…. You’d think man of his advanced years would have learned something. Evidently not. God help us!